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Galena, Illinois Code of Ordinances
CITY OF GALENA, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
§ 154.710 NOISE.
   (A)   The requirements of this section shall apply in all zoning districts.
   (B)   The sound pressure level, to be measured as described in division (D) below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands within the designated zoning districts:
Octave Band, Cycles Per Second
Sound Levels in Decibels
Agriculture, Office, Commercial and Industrial Districts
Residential Districts
Octave Band, Cycles Per Second
Sound Levels in Decibels
Agriculture, Office, Commercial and Industrial Districts
Residential Districts
0 to 75
73
58
76 to 150
69
54
151 to 300
65
50
301 t0 600
61
46
601 to 1,200
44
40
1,201 to 2,400
48
33
2,401 to 4,800
41
26
Over 4,800
35
20
 
   (C)   Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature which are not easily measured shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.
   (D)   The sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band filter as prescribed by the American Standards Association.
(Ord. O-05-04, passed 4-11-05)

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