1173.027 NOISE.
No person shall operate or use any machine, equipment, or mechanical device on a lot except for agricultural purposes so as to create any noise which would cause the noise level, measured at the lot line of the lot affected by the noise emission, to exceed the applicable fixed noise level set forth in this Section or in Section 509.08 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Norwalk. If the measurement location is on a boundary between two (2) zoning districts, the lower noise level shall apply. (Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
A. Noise limits shall not exceed the following:
Zoning District | Time Period | Sound Level (dbA) |
R-1, R-2, R-3, MHP | 9:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | 55 70 |
B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 | 9:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | 65 75 |
M1, M-2, MB | Any time | 70 |
(Ord. 2001-70. Passed 9-4-01.)
B. Provisions of Section 1173.027 shall not be applicable to any emergency signaling devices required by law; nor to any standby equipment operated only in emergency situations, provided that such standby equipment shall not emit noise at a level in excess of 75 dbA when measured at the lot line of the lot on which it is located.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)