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(a) In manufacturing zoning districts, inclusive, at no point on the boundary of a residential, retail or commercial zoning district shall the sound pressure level of any individual operation or plant, or the combined operations of any person, firm or corporation, exceed the decibel levels in the designated octave bands shown below for the zoning districts indicated as measured under the test procedures established by § 634.22.
Octave Ban Center Frequency (Hz) | Maximum Sound Pressure Levels (dB) along District Boundaries | |
Residence | Retail and Commercial | |
Daytime | ||
Octave Ban Center Frequency (Hz) | Maximum Sound Pressure Levels (dB) along District Boundaries | |
Residence | Retail and Commercial | |
Daytime | ||
31.5 | 77 | 84 |
1,000 | 50 | 57 |
2,000 | 44 | 51 |
4,000 | 39 | 46 |
8,000 | 37 | 44 |
A-scale levels (for monitoring purposes) | 60 dBA | 67 dBA |
Nighttime | ||
31.5 | 67 | 74 |
1,000 | 40 | 47 |
2,000 | 34 | 41 |
4,000 | 29 | 36 |
8,000 | 27 | 34 |
A-scale levels (for monitoring purposes) | 50 dBA | 57 dBA |
(b) In retail and commercial zoning districts, all activities involving the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair of materials, goods or products, or any property use, shall conform with the performance standards stated in division (a) hereof, provided that performance standards shall in every case be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which any such activities take place.
(c) In residential zoning districts, any property use shall conform with the performance standards stated above for residential district boundaries, provided that performance standards shall in every case be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which such use is established.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)
(a) No person shall sound any horn or audible signal device of any motor vehicle or light motor vehicle of any kind while not in motion, nor shall such horn or signal device be sounded under any circumstances except as required by law, nor shall it be sounded for any unnecessary or unreasonable period of time.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)
Test procedures to determine whether maximum noise emitted by equipment or powered hand tools, used, operated, sold or leased, or offered for sale or lease, meet the noise limits stated in § 634.10 shall be in substantial conformity with Standards and Recommended Practice established by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., including SAE Standard J952, SAE Recommended Practice J184 and such other and further standards as may be propounded in the Code of Recommended Practices of the Department of Environmental Control.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)
Test procedures to determine whether maximum noise levels emitted by motor vehicles, as stated in § 634.09, or whether noises along property lines and zoning district boundaries, meet the noise limits stated in § 634.19, shall be in substantial conformity with ANSI Standard S1.4-1961 or IEC Standard 123-1961; ANSI Standard S1-12-1967; ANSI Standard S1.11-1966; IEC Standard 179-1965; IEC Standard 225-1966; SAE Recommended Practice J184; and such other and further standards as may be propounded in the Code of Recommended Practices of the Department of Environmental Control.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)
Any emission of noise from any source in excess of the limitations established in or pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be subject to summary abatement procedures. Such abatement may be in addition to the administrative proceedings, fines and penalties herein provided. The Director of Public Safety is empowered to secure the institution of legal proceedings for the abatement or prosecution of emissions or noises which cause injury, detriment, nuisance or annoyance to the public, or endanger the health, comfort, safety or welfare of the public, or cause or have a natural tendency to cause injury or damage to the public or property. Such legal proceedings may be in addition to the administrative proceedings, fines and penalties herein provided.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair any cause of action, or legal remedy therefor, of any person or the public for injury or damage arising from the emission or release into the atmosphere from any source whatever of noise in such place or manner, or at such levels, so as to constitute a common law nuisance.
(Ord. 1981-88, passed 8-3-1981)