(a) No person shall operate, cause to be operated, or permit 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 Table 1 when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use.
TABLE 1. SOUND LEVELS BY RECEIVING LAND USE | |||
Receiving Land Use Sound Level Limit | |||
Category | Time | (dBA) | |
(1) | Residential: two-family, multi-family, high-rise, or Public Space | 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. | 60 50 |
(2) | General retail business or local retail business | At all times | 65 |
(3) | Industrial | At all times | 70 |
(b) The sound level limits set forth in Table 1 shall be exceeded when any one or more of the following occur:
(1) The noise at any one point in time exceeds any of the established zone limits in Table 1 by a measured sound level of fifteen dBA; or
(2) The noise exceeds any of the established zone limits in Table 1 by a measured sound level of ten dBA for a cumulative total of one minute or more out of any ten minute period; or
(3) The noise exceeds any of the established zone limits in Table 1 by a measured sound level of three dBA continually for a period of five minutes, or a total of five minutes out of any ten minute period.
(Ord. 50-2012. Passed 8-13-12.)