(a) No person shall operate, cause to be operated or permit on private property any source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land use category in Table 1 herein when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use.
TABLE 1
SOUND LEVELS BY RECEIVING LAND USE
Receiving Land Use Sound Level Limit
Category Time (dBA)
R1A, R1B, R2C, R3C, RMD,
PUD and PF Districts 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 60
(Residential, public space,
open space or institutional
and public facilities) 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. 50
LB, GB, MS, SC and OB
Districts (Business) at all times 65
RO, GI and CS Districts
(Industrial) at all times 70
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, provided the violation is not committed willfully or knowingly, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 1980-144. Passed 9-16-81.)