No person shall use, operate, sell or lease, or offer for sale or lease, any powered equipment or powered hand tool that produces a maximum noise level exceeding the following noise levels at a distance of fifty feet under the test procedures established by Section 555.12.
Type of Equipment | Noise Limit | ||
(a) | Construction and industrial machinery, such as 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 powered equipment, etc., but not including pile drivers | ||
(1) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1973 | 88dB(A) | |
(2) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1975 | 86dB(A) | |
(b) | Agricultural tractors and equipment | ||
(1) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1973 | 88dB(A) | |
(2) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1975 | 86dB(A) | |
(c) | 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. | ||
(1) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1973 | 88dB(A) | |
(2) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1975 | 86dB(A) | |
(d) | Powered equipment intended for repetitive use in residential areas. Such equipment including lawn mowers, small lawn and garden tools, riding tractors and snow removal equipment | ||
(1) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1973 | 88dB(A) | |
(2) | Manufactured after Jan. 1, 1975 | 86dB(A) | |
(Ord. 2010-37. Passed 9-21-10.)