(a) No land use or its operations shall generate a sound level exceeding the limits established in the table below, when measured at the specified locations:
Sound Level Limits by Receiving Land Use/District | ||
Land Use or Zoning District Receiving the Noise | Hours/Days | Maximum Sound Level |
10 feet inside a lot in a residential district | 1) 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. other than Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Years Day, July 4, Labor Day and Memorial Day | 1) 67 dBA |
2) 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., plus all day Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Years Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Memorial Day | 2) 60 dBA | |
10 feet inside a lot in an industrial district | All times and days | 75 dBA |
10 feet inside any lot line not listed above | All times and days | 70 dBA |
NOTES TO TABLE:
dBA means “A” weighted decibel. | ||
(b) The above sound limits shall not apply to the following:
(1) Sound needed to alert people about an emergency;
(2) Repair or installation of utilities or construction or maintenance of structures, sidewalks or streets between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except for clearly emergency repairs which are not restricted by time;
(3) Household power tools and lawn mowers between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;
(4) Railroads and aircraft; motor vehicles on public streets;
(5) Public celebrations authorized by City Council or unamplified human voices; and
(6) Ringing of bells and chimes.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998)