As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as set forth below:
(a) "Construction" means any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration or similar action, for or on public or private rights of way, structures, utilities or similar property.
(b) "Demolition" means any dismantling or intentional destruction or removal of structures, utilities, public or private right-of-way surfaces or similar property.
(c) "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the recommended maximum loaded weight of a single motor vehicle. In cases where trailers and tractors are separable, the gross combination weight rating (GCWR), which is the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of the combination vehicle, shall be used.
(d) "Emergency" means any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical trauma or property damage or loss which demands immediate action.
(e) "Emergency work" means any work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an emergency.
(f) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle defined as a motor vehicle in the Traffic Code.
(g) "Motorcycle" means every vehicle defined as a motorcycle in the Traffic Code.
(h) "Motorized bicycle" or "moped" means every vehicle defined as such in the Traffic Code.
(i) "Noise" means any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans or which unreasonably interferes with the peace and serenity of residents.
(j) "Noise disturbance" means any sound which:
(1) Endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals;
(2) Disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivity; or
(3) Endangers or injures personal or real property.
(k) "Person" means any individual, association, partnership or corporation and includes any officer, employee, department, agency or instrumentality of a state or any political subdivision of a state.
(l) "Place of public entertainment" means any commercial facility open to the general public for purposes of entertainment.
(m) "Powered model vehicle" means any self-propelled, airborne, water-borne or land- borne plane, vessel or vehicle which is not designed to carry persons including but not limited to any model airplane, boat, car or rocket.
(n) "Public right or way" means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, alley or similar place which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity.
(o) "Real property boundary" means an imaginary line along the ground surface at its vertical extension which separates the real property owned by one person from that owned by another person.
(p) "Receiving property" means any property which is affected by sound originating of or from another location.
(Ord. 1987-137. Passed 6-18-87.)