§ 50-351. General noise control measurement standard and prohibitions.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person to create, operate, or cause to be operated on private property or any public space any source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth in Table 1 for the zoning district or category of property receiving the sound when measured at or within the boundary of the property receiving the sound. The measurement of sound or noise levels shall conform to the standards in section 50-355.

    TABLE 1.
    Maximum Sound Levels for Receiving Land Uses at the Real Property Line
    (Unless Otherwise Specified).
    Zoning District or Category of Property
    Receiving Sound
    Times Sound Levels (dBA)
    Residential zoning districts excluding RR (RR-1, RR-2, RR-3, RR-3C, RR-3M, and R) and other areas designated residential on the comprehensive plan future land use map 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 65
    55
    Rural agricultural zoning districts (A/RR, F/RR, and RMU) for sound levels measured at the residence and areas designated Natural Reservation on the comprehensive plan future land use map 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 65
    55
    Commercial zoning districts (C-1, C-2) and areas designated Commercial on the comprehensive plan future land use map that are not in zoning districts I, C-3, or C-4 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 65
    60
    Industrial zoning districts and commercial zoning districts (I, C-3, C-4) Anytime 75

     

(Ord. No. 2015-09 , § 5, 12-8-2015)