(a) This Chapter does not apply to:
(1) agricultural field machinery used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications;
(2) emergency operations by fire and rescue services, police agencies, or public utilities and their contractors;
(3) a source or condition expressly subject to any State or federal noise-control law or regulation that is more stringent than this Chapter;
(4) sound, not electronically amplified, created between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. by sports, amusements, or entertainment events or other public gatherings operating according to the requirements of the appropriate permit or licensing authority. This includes athletic contests, carnivals, fairgrounds, parades, band and orchestra activities, and public celebrations.
(b) The County Executive may issue regulations exempting from Section 31B-5 sources associated with routine residential living during daytime hours, such as home workshops, power tools, and power lawn and garden equipment, when used in accordance with manufacturer specifications. This exception does not apply to repairs or maintenance on a motor vehicle that is not registered for use on public roads.
(c) Section 31B-9 of this Chapter does not apply to agricultural producers located on agriculturally assessed properties where farming or agricultural use and activities are permitted under Article 59, Section 3.2.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. (1996 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1.)
Editor’s note—2023 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 3, states: Required notices. On or after the effective date of this Act and before the effective date of the prohibition against sales under this Act, a person who sells, at retail, a combustion engine-powered handheld, backpack, or walk-behind leaf blower or leaf vacuum in the County must provide conspicuous notice to the consumer that the leaf blower usage will be prohibited in the County.