(A) No principal or accessory use, or operations or activities on its lot, shall generate a sound level exceeding the limits established in the table below, when measured at the specified locations:
Sound Level Limits by Receiving Land Use District | ||
Land Use or Zoning District Receiving the Noise | Hours/Days | Maximum Sound Level |
At a lot line of a residential use in a residential district | 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. other than Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, Labor Day and Memorial Day | 63 dBA |
9:00 p.m to 7:00 a.m. plus all day Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Labor Day and Memorial Day | 57 dBA | |
At any other lot line | All times and days | 70 dBA |
Note: dBA means “A” weighted decibel. | ||
(B) The maximum permissible sound level limits set forth in the above table shall not apply to any of the following noise sources:
(1) Sound needed to alert people about an emergency;
(2) Repair or installation of utilities or construction of structures, sidewalks or streets between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except for clearly emergency repairs which are not restricted by time;
(3) Household power tools and lawnmowers between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;
(4) Agricultural activities including permitted raising of livestock, but not exempting a commercial kennel;
(5) Public celebrations specifically authorized by the Borough Council or a county, state or federal government agency or body;
(6) Unamplified human voices or the sound of animals;
(7) Routine ringing of bells and chimes by a place of worship or municipal clock; and
(8) Vehicles operating on a public street, railroads and aircraft.
(2006 Code, § 27-505) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 505) Penalty, see § 154.999