(A) Excessive noise shall be required to be muffled so as not to be objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency, shrillness, or volume.
Table 13.4 Sound Limits | ||
Sound Pressure Level Limits Measured in dB(A)’s | ||
Districts | Day | Night |
Industrial | 65 | 60 |
Commercial | 60 | 50 |
Residential and all other districts | 55 | 45 |
(1) Where the emitting and receiving premises are in different districts, the limits governing the more restrictive district shall apply to any regulated noise entering that district.
(2) The levels specified may be exceeded by l0 dB for a single period, no longer than 15 minutes in any one day.
(B) Noises shall be measured with a sound level meter meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute. The instrument shall be set to the A-weighted response scale and the meter to slow response.
(C) Exempt activities:
(1) Home maintenance activities;
(2) Noise created by chainsaws, construction, and maintenance activities, other than home maintenance, between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;
(3) The noises of safety signals, warning devices and emergency pressure relief valves and any other emergency activity;
(4) Traffic noise on existing roads;
(5) Emergency construction or repair work by public/private utilities, at any hour; and
(6) Noise created by any recreational activities which are permitted by law including but not limited to parades, sporting events, concerts, and firework displays.
(Ord. 09-03-12, passed 3-27-12; Am. Ord. 10-03-13, passed 4-9-13) Penalty, see § 159.999