For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMON CARRIER. Any motor vehicle for hire by the public or any motor vehicle part of a public transportation system.
CONSTRUCTION. Any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration or similar action, but excluding demolition.
DEMOLITION. Any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of structures, utilities, public or private right-of-way surfaces or similar property.
IMPULSIVE SOUND. Sound of short duration, usually less than 1 second, with an abrupt onset and rapid decay. Examples of sources of impulsive sound include explosions, drop forge impacts and discharge of firearms.
MODIFIED EXHAUST SYSTEM. An exhaust system in which the original noise abatement devices have been physically altered causing them to be less effective in reducing noise or the original noise abatement devices have either been removed or replaced by noise abatement devices which are not as effective in reducing noise as their original devices, or devices have been added to the original noise abatement devices such that noise levels are increased.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any vehicle which is propelled or drawn on land by a motor, such as, but not limited to passenger cars, trucks, truck-trailers, semi-trailers, campers, go-carts, amphibious craft on land, dune buggies or racing vehicles, but not including motorcycles.
MOTORBOAT. Any vessel which operates on water and which is propelled by a motor, including, but not limited to boats, barges, amphibious craft, water-ski towing devices, jet-skis and hover craft.
MOTORCYCLE. An unenclosed motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and two or 3 wheels in contact with the ground, including, but not limited to motor scooters, minibikes and mopeds.
MUFFLER or SOUND DISSIPATIVE DEVICE. A device for abating the sound of escaping gases of an internal combustion engine.
NOISE. Any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.
NOISE DISTURBANCE. Any sound which endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals, or annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or endangers or injures personal or real property.
NOISE SENSITIVE ZONE. Any area within 200 feet from the property lines of any school, church, nursing home, hospital or funeral home.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. Any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk or alley or similar place which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity.
PUBLIC SPACE. Any real property or structures thereon which are owned or controlled by a governmental entity.
PUBLIC WATERWAY. Any navigable waters not privately owned.
REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY. A line along the ground surface, and its vertical extension, which separates the real property owned by 1 person from that owned by another person, but not including intrabuilding real property divisions.
RESIDENTIAL AREA. An area designated for any residential use under the zoning ordinance of the county.
WEEKDAY. Any day Monday through Friday which is not a legal holiday.
(Prior Code, § 97.02) (Ord. passed 8-1-1988)