(a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, operate or permit to be operated a refuse collection vehicle, equipped with a compacter, that produces a maximum sound level when the compacting mechanism is in the compacting cycle but not engaged in compacting a load that exceeds 80 dB(A), when measured by a sound level meter set for slow response at a distance of 35 feet or more from the compacting unit.
(b) It shall be unlawful to operate or cause to be operated a refuse collection vehicle, including such a vehicle equipped with a compacter, within 50 feet of any residential receiving property at or after 11:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. if the aggregate sound, not including impulsive sound, generated by the collection and compacting activities exceeds 85 dB(A) when measured by a sound level meter set to slow response at a distance of 35 feet or more from the vehicle. On and after July 1, 2012 such aggregate sound shall not exceed 80 dB(A). The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the operation of refuse collection vehicles during an emergency such as a storm or other event that causes delays in refuse collection.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2005/113.