Unless otherwise provided in this article, no person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any land or property in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the type of use occupancy category of lands or properties receiving the sound as described in Table 1 when measured at or beyond the property boundary of the land use from which the sound emanates.
Table 1
Sound Levels by Use Occupancy Category
Sound Levels by Use Occupancy Category
Use Occupancy Category of Receiving Use | Time | Sound Level Limit Db(A) |
Residential or public space | 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. | 70 60 |
Commercial or business | 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. | 75 70 |
Manufacturing industrial or agricultural | All times | 85 |
Noise-sensitive zone | All times | 55 |
In addition, for any source of sound, the maximum sound level shall not exceed the sound level in Table 1 above for the use occupancy categories from which it emanates, measured by single incident.
(Ord. No. 1454, § 3, 2-11-91)