No activity on private property shall emit noise in excess of sound levels indicated in the table below that creates a nuisance to surrounding properties. Sound levels shall be determined by the use of a sound level meter designed to give measurements designated as dBA or dB(A). Measurements may be taken, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, at the property line or anywhere beyond the property line of the source property. The maximum noise levels will be established by the receiving property or zoning district regardless of the proximity of the source property to it. The source property need not be contiguous to the receiving property.
MAXIMUM PERMITTED SOUND LEVELS | ||||
SOURCE PROPERTY | RECEIVING PROPERTY | |||
NOISE SOURCE | TIME | RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL |
Residential | Daytime1 Nighttime2 | 55 dBA 50 | 55 dBA 50 | 55 dBA 50 |
Commercial | Daytime1 Nighttime2 | 55 50 | 60 50 | 60 50 |
Industrial | Daytime1 Nighttime2 | 55 50 | 60 50 | 70 60 |
1 Daytime shall be considered as the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
2 Nighttime shall be considered as the hours after 10:00 p.m.