(a) No person shall operate or 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 the following table when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use.
Sound Levels by Receiving Land Use | ||
Receiving Land Use Category | Time | Sound Level Limit dBA |
Residential area | 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. | 60 |
Residential area | 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. of next day | 50 |
Business area | At all times | 65 |
Industrial area | At all times | 70 |
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. 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. 1986-157. Passed 11-3-86.)