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(Amended by Ord. No. 161,574, Eff. 9/8/86.)
Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., in any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, no person shall operate or cause to be operated any powered equipment or powered hand tool that produces a maximum noise level exceeding the following noise limits at a distance of 50 feet therefrom:
(a) 75 dB(A) for construction, industrial, and agricultural machinery including crawler-tractors, dozers, rotary drills and augers, loaders, power shovels, cranes, derricks, motor graders, paving machines, off-highway trucks, ditchers, trenchers, compactors, scrapers, wagons, pavement breakers, compressors and pneumatic or other powered equipment;
(b) 75 dB(A) for powered equipment of 20 HP or less intended for infrequent use in residential areas, including chain saws, log chippers and powered hand tools;
(c) 65 dB(A) for powered equipment intended for repetitive use in residential areas, including lawn mowers, backpack blowers, small lawn and garden tools and riding tractors;
The noise limits for particular equipment listed above in (a), (b) and (c) shall be deemed to be superseded and replaced by noise limits for such equipment from and after their establishment by final regulations adopted by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency and published in the Federal Register.
Said noise limitations shall not apply where compliance therewith is technically infeasible The burden of proving that compliance is technically infeasible shall be upon the person or persons charged with a violation of this section. Technical infeasibility shall mean that said noise limitations cannot be complied with despite the use of mufflers, shields, sound barriers and/or other noise reduction device or techniques during the operation of the equipment.
(Added by Ord. No. 156,363, Eff. 3/29/82.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, play, or to permit the operation or playing of any radio, television receiver, phonograph, musical instrument, sound amplifying equipment, or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in any place of public entertainment at a sound level greater than 95 dB(A) at any point that is normally occupied by a customer, unless a conspicuous and legible sign is located outside such place, near each public entrance, stating:
“WARNING: SOUND LEVELS WITHIN MAY CAUSE HEARING IMPAIRMENT.”
(Amended by Ord. No. 161,574, Eff. 9/8/86.)
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of collecting or disposing of rubbish or garbage to operate any refuse disposal truck, parking lot sweeper, or vacuum truck, or to collect, load, pick up, transfer, unload, dump, discard, sweep, vacuum, or dispose of any rubbish or garbage, as such terms are defined in Section 66.00 of this Code, within 200 feet of any residential building between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, unless a permit therefore has been duly obtained beforehand from the Board of Police Commissioners.
The standards which shall be considered in determining whether a permit shall be granted are the following:
(a) Whether the work to be done is in the public interest, or
(b) Whether the applicant would suffer hardship, injustice or delay if the permit were not granted, or
(c) Whether fuel conservation would result if the permit were issued.
No permit shall be required to perform emergency work as defined in Sec. 111.01(c) of this chapter.
(Amended by Ord. No. 156,363, Eff. 3/29/82.)
It shall be unlawful for any person, within any residential property located within any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, to repair, rebuild, reconstruct or dismantle any motor vehicle between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of one day and 8:00 a.m. of the next day in such manner:
(a) That a reasonable person residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance;
(d) That such activity is audible to the human ear at a distance in excess of 150 feet from the property line of the noise source;
(c) As to create any noise which would cause the noise level on the premises of any occupied residential property, or if a condominium, apartment house or duplex, within any adjoining unit, to exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels.
(Amended by Ord. No. 156,363, Eff. 3/29/82.)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to unreasonably operate any motor driven vehicle upon any property within the City or to unreasonably accelerate the engine of any vehicle, or unreasonably sound, blow or operate the horn or other warning device of such vehicle in such manner:
1. As to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of any neighborhood or of any reasonable person residing in such area
2. That such activity is audible to the human ear at a distance in excess of 150 feet from the property line of the noise source;
3. As to create any noise which would cause the noise level on the premises of any occupied residential property, or if a condominium, apartment house or duplex, within any adjoining unit, to exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels.
(b) This section shall not be applicable to any vehicle which is operated upon any public highway, street or right- of-way or to the operation of any off-highway vehicle to the extent it is regulated in the Vehicle Code.
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