A. Noise: It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or any person to cause or permit, continue, or cause to be made any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise which either annoy, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, health, peace or safety of others within the Village.
B. Sound Level:
1. The maximum sound pressure level in the L-1 District shall not exceed seventy five (75) dB at any time. Whenever an applicable Federal, State or other governmental body or agency having jurisdiction sets a different limit, the lower limitation shall apply.
2. The sound pressure level, to be measured as described below, shall not exceed the following decibel levels in the designated octave bands when adjacent to the designated types of use in the district:
Sound Level In Decibels | ||
Octave Band Cycles Per Second | Along All Residential Districts | Local Business And O&R Districts |
Sound Level In Decibels | |||
Octave Band Cycles Per Second | Along All Residential Districts | Local Business And O&R Districts | |
0 to 75 | 60 | 73 | |
76 to 150 | 60 | 69 | |
151 to 300 | 50 | 65 | |
301 to 600 | 46 | 59 | |
601 to 1,200 | 40 | 53 | |
1,201 to 2,400 | 33 | 47 | |
2,401 to 4,800 | 26 | 41 | |
Over 4,800 | 20 | 35 | |
3. Measurement of sound or noise shall be made with a sound level meter meeting the standards prescribed by the American National Standards Institute. The slow meter response of the sound level meter shall be used in order to best determine that the average amplitude has not exceeded the limiting noise level set forth in the table set out in subsection B2 of this section. Measurements of noise level shall be made without the property lines of the property from which such noise is generated, and shall be taken at least four feet (4') above ground level.
4. Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature, beat, frequency or shrillness, which are not easily measured, shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.
5. Exempt from the noise requirements set forth herein shall be ambulances, fire and police vehicles, and other warning devices activated during an emergency, and lawn mowers, power saws and power equipment when used for property maintenance during permitted hours of operation.
C. Smoke And Particulate Matter: The emission of smoke or dusts by any activity on the property in an amount sufficient to create a general nuisance to adjoining properties is prohibited. The total emission of smoke and particulate matter shall be limited to the following:
Ringelmann Requirements: All smoke, and the emission of all other particulate matter, in quantities sufficient to produce an opacity at any point greater than Ringelmann 1 is prohibited. The only exception shall be a plume consisting entirely of condensed steam. A "Ringelmann 1 unit" is defined as twenty percent (20%) density for one minute. No more than fifteen (15) units of Ringelmann smoke shall be permitted per hour and no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 1; except, that during one hour of a twenty four (24) hour day, thirty (30) units of smoke may be emitted but no smoke more intense than Ringelmann 2. The total quantity of emitted solids shall not exceed one pound per hour, per acre of lot area, or exceed 0.2 grain per cubic foot of flue gas at a stack, temperature of five hundred degrees (500°) and fifty percent (50%) excess air, and shall not cause damage to the health of people, animals, vegetation, or other forms of property, or cause excessive soiling to any property including the buildings on the site where the emissions occur, as well as sidewalks, driveways, streets, parking or outdoor storage areas, and automobiles, vehicles, and equipment located, parked, or stored thereon. These provisions shall apply to gray smoke as well as visible smoke of any color, but with equivalent apparent opacity.
D. Odors: No odor shall be emitted by any use permitted in the L-1 District in such quantities as to be readily detectable by an average observer at any point on the boundary line of the premises or beyond.
E. Noxious Gases: Processes and operations of permitted uses capable of dispersing gases, fumes or toxic particulates into the atmosphere must be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed, to prevent their release. The emission of noxious, unpleasant gases or other odorous matter shall not be permitted as to be offensive either within or without the facility from which they are emitted.
F. Glare And Heat: Operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond any lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted.
G. Vibrations:
1. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a way as to produce intense, earthshaking vibrations which are noticeable at the property lines of the subject premises or which impact in any way upon any structure or building either on or off the site.
2. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no use shall exist or continue to exist which in any way violates any other ordinance of the Village, or the laws, statutes or codes of the State of Illinois or the United States or any regulatory body or agency thereof having jurisdiction. (Ord. 87-38, 12-14-1987; amd. 2009 Code)