(a) No person shall create, operate, or cause to be operated on private property any source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land use category in the following table, when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use, which source of sound shall be deemed prima facie to be a noise disturbance:
SOUND LEVELS
BY RECEIVING LAND USE
BY RECEIVING LAND USE
Receiving A Weighted
Land Use Sound Level
Category Time Limit (dBA)
RA, A-1, A-2, A-3, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 65
B-1, B-2 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 75
C-1, C-2, C-3 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 72
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 77
10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 76
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 81
(b) The following uses and/or activities shall be exempt from noise level regulations:
(1) Noise for safety signals and warning devices.
(2) Noise resulting from any authorized vehicle, when responding to an emergency.
(3) Noises resulting from the provision of Municipal services.
(4) Parades and other authorized public gatherings.
(5) Noise emanating from vehicles and equipment temporarily used for the development, construction and maintenance of sites, buildings, and infrastructure.
(6) Bells, chimes, carillons, while being used for religious purposes or for special civic celebrations.
(7) Nonamplified crowd noises resulting from the activities of schools or governmental, or community groups.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95.)