Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different intention, the following terms have the following meanings. Definitions of technical terms used in this subchapter, which are not herein defined, shall be obtained from publications of acoustical terminology issued by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
APPLICATION. The application submitted to the city requesting an outside services permit.
EMERGENCY. Any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical or psychological trauma or property damage which demands immediate action.
EMERGENCY WORK. Any work performed for the purpose of alleviating or resolving an emergency.
HOLIDAY. New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
NOISE. Any sound which disturbs humans, or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.
PLAINLY AUDIBLE. Any sound that can be detected by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties, including, but not limited to, the understanding of spoken speech, comprehension of whether a voice is raised or normal, or comprehension of musical rhythms. The detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient to constitute a PLAINLY AUDIBLE sound.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Also known as MOTORIZED VEHICLE or AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails and is used for the transportation of people or cargo.
POWERED MODEL VEHICLE. Any self-propelled, airborne, waterborne, or land borne model, vessel, or vehicle which is not designed to carry persons, including, but not limited to, any model airplane, boat, car, or rocket.
REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY. Any imaginary line along the ground surface, and its vertical extension, which separates the real property owned by one person from that owned by another person, but not including intra-building real property division.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Any motor-powered vehicle designed to carry at least one passenger or driver and equipped for use in racing or other recreational events, or uses off of public right-of-way on public or private property; except, however, for the purposes of this subchapter, any such vehicle which is licensed for use on the public highways is deemed a motor vehicle (or motorcycle if two or three-wheeled) and not a RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. (Examples of RECREATIONAL VEHICLES are snowmobiles, minibikes, stockcars, four wheelers or motorboats, golf carts, and go karts.)
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. Any property on which is located a building or structure used wholly or partially for living or sleeping purposes.
SOUND. An oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity, or other physical parameter in a medium with internal forces that cause compression and rarefaction of that medium. The description of SOUND may include any characteristic of such sound, including duration, intensity, and frequency.
SOUND EQUIPMENT. Any radio, record player, tape deck or player, loud speaker, amplifier, sound track, or other device for producing, reproducing, or amplifying sound; except, however, SOUND EQUIPMENT does not include sirens and other equipment used to alert persons to the existence of an emergency; equipment used by law enforcement and other public safety officials in the performance of their official duties; church carillons, bells, or chimes; mobile radio or telephone signaling devices; and motor vehicle radios, tape decks, or players, or other such standard equipment used and intended for the use and enjoyment of the occupants, provided that the sound emitted therefrom is not audible from a distance of 50 feet or greater from such motor vehicle.
(Ord. 2022-04, passed - -2022)