(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 I when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use.
TABLE I SOUND LEVELS BY RECEIVING LAND USE | ||
Receiving Land Use Category | Time | Sound level limit (dBA) |
Residential; Two-Family, Multifamily, High-Rise | 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. | 60 |
Residential; public space, open space or institutional | 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. | 50 |
General Retail Business or Local Retail Business | At all times | 65 |
Industrial | At all times | 70 |
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, unless the violation is made willfully or knowingly, in which case the offense 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. 199-79. Passed 12-3-79.)