1. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any tools or equipment in construction, drilling or demolition work, or in preventive maintenance work for public service utilities:
A. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in any manner which creates a noise disturbance as defined in this chapter across a residential real property boundary or within a noise sensitive area.
B. At any other time, in any manner which creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary or within a noise sensitive area; for purposes of this paragraph, a sound level at or across a residential real property boundary in excess of an L
eq
of 85 dBa shall be deemed a noise disturbance.
2. The terms of this section do not apply to:
A. Emergency work or repair work performed by or for governmental entities or public service utilities.
B. The use of domestic power tools or equipment subject to other provisions of this chapter.