§ 43-9. Noise levels by land use.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit to be operated any stationary source of noise in such a manner as to create a sound pressure level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land use category in Table I when measured at the property boundary. When a noise source can be identified and its noise measured in more than one land use category, the limits of the most restrictive use shall apply at the boundaries between different land use categories.
    Table I
    Sound Pressure Receiving Land Use Category
    Time
    Level Limit in dB(A)'s
    Residence Districts A, B, and C
    10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
    50
    Residence Districts A, B, and C
    7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    65
    Business Districts B1 and B2
    At all times
    65