(a) No person shall use, operate, sell or lease, or offer for sale or lease, any powered equipment or powered hand tools that produces a maximun noise level exceeding the following noise levels at a distance of fifty feet under the test procedures established by Section 511.12
Type of Equipment | Noise Limit |
(1) Construction and industrial machinery, such as crawlertractors, dozers, rotary drills and augers, loaders, power shovels, cranes, derricks, motor graders, paving machines, off-high- way trucks, ditchers, trenchers, compactors, scrapers, wagons, pavement breakers, compressors and pneumatic powered equipment, etc., but not including pile drivers. | |
Manufactured after January 1, 1973 | 88 dB(A) |
Manufactured after January 1, 1975 | 86 dB(A) |
(2) Agricultural tractors and equipment. | |
Manufactured after January 1, 1973 | 88 dB(A) |
Manufactured after January 1, 1975 | 86 dB(A) |
(3) Powered commercial equipment of 20 HP or less intended for infrequent use in a residential area, such as chain saws, pavement breakers, log chippers, powered hand tools, etc. | |
Manufactured after January 1, 1973 | 88 dB(A) |
Manufactured after January 1, 1975 | 86 dB(A) |
(4) Powered equipment intended for repetitive use in residential areas. Such equipment includes lawn mowers, small lawn and garden tools, riding tractors, snow removal equipment. | |
Manufactured after January 1, 1972 | 88 dB(A) |
Manufactured after January 1, 1973 | 86 dB(A) |
(Ord. 103-82. Passed 9-7-82.)