§ 152.243 STANDARDS IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS.

   (A)   At the district boundaries. In the business zoning districts, at no point on or beyond the boundary of the zoning district shall the sound pressure level resulting from any use, operation, or activity exceed the maximum permitted sound levels as set forth in Tables IA and IIA:

TABLE IA: PREFERRED FREQUENCIES
Center Frequency, Cycles Per Second	Maximum Permitted Sound Pressure Level, Decibels
31.5	65
63.0	67
125.0	66
250.0	59
500.0	52
1,000.0	46
2,000.0	37
4,000.0	26
8,000.0	17

TABLE IIA: PRE-1960 OCTAVE BANDS
Octave Band, Cycles Per Second	Maximum Permitted Sound Pressure Level, Decibels
20 -   75	67
75 -   150	66
150 -   300	61
300 -   600	54
600 -   1200	47
1200 -   2400	39
2400 -   4800	29
4800 -   10 KC	20

 

   (B)   At lot lines. In the business zoning districts, at no point on or beyond the boundary of any lot shall the sound pressure level resulting from any use, operation, or activity exceed the maximum permitted decibel levels for the designated octave bands as set forth in Tables IB and IIB:

TABLE IB: PREFERRED FREQUENCIES
Center Frequency, Cycles Per Second	Maximum Permitted Sound Pressure Level, Decibels
31.5	76
63.0	74
125.0	68
250.0	63
500.0	57
1,000.0	52
2,000.0	45
4,000.0	38
8,000.0	32

TABLE IIB: PRE-1960 OCTAVE BANDS
Octave Band, Cycles Per Second	Maximum Permitted Sound Pressure Level, Decibels
20 -   75	75
75 -   150	70
150 -   300	64
300 -   600	59
600 -   1200	53
1200 -   2400	47
2400 -   4800	40
4800 -   10 KC	34

 

('80 Code, § 152.243) (Ord. 94-14, passed 7-5-94) Penalty, see § 152.999