A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or
cause to be operated on a public highway any motor vehicle or combination
of vehicles, at any time, under any condition of grade, load, acceleration
or deceleration, in such a manner as to exceed the applicable A-weighted
sound level set forth in this section. The maximum allowable sound
levels are based on a sound level measured at or adjusted to a distance
of 50 feet from the center of the lane in which the motor vehicle
is traveling. These limits shall apply to the total sound level emitted.
B.
This section shall not apply to authorized emergency
vehicles.
C.
The maximum allowable A-weighted sound levels shall
be as follows:
|
Vehicle
|
Maximum Speed 35 mph or Less
|
Greater Than 35 mph
|
|---|---|---|
|
Any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles
with a maximum gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds
|
86 db(A)
|
90 db(A)
|
|
Any motorcycle
|
82 db(A)
|
86 db(A)
|
|
Any other motor vehicle or combination of vehicles
|
76 db(A)
|
82 db(A)
|
|
(EPA Regulations)
|
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate,
or cause to be operated, on a public highway any motor vehicle or
combination of vehicles with a maximum gross weight in excess of 10,000
pounds, equipped with an engine speed governor which generates an
A-weighted sound level in excess of 88 db(A) measured at, or adjusted
to, a distance of 50 feet from the longitudinal center line of the
vehicle, when its engine is accelerated from idle with a wide open
throttle to governed speed with the vehicle stationary, transmission
in neutral and clutch engaged. (EPA regulations.)
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
a refuse collecting vehicle which, when collecting or compacting,
exceeds a sound level of 80 db(A) at a distance of 10 feet from any
surface of the collecting or compacting unit. (New York State recommendation.)
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
any recreational vehicle, including snowmobiles, off a public highway
at any time, at any speed or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration
or deceleration or in any manner whatsoever as to exceed the sound
level limits set forth in the following tables for the specified date
of manufacture. The limits shall apply at a distance of 50 feet from
such recreational vehicle.
|
Sound Level Limit
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Date of Manufacture
|
Displacement Less Than 240 cc
|
Displacement Greater Than 240 cc
|
|
6/ 1/70 — 5/3 1/73
|
89 db(A)
|
92 db(A)
|
|
6/ 1/73 — 5/3 1/78
|
87 db(A)
|
90 db(A)
|
|
6/ 1/78 — 5/3 1/83
|
83 db(A)
|
86 db(A)
|
|
6/ 1/83 and after
|
76d b(A)
|
77 db(A)
|
|
(New York State recommendation)
|
|
Snowmobiles Date of Manufacture
|
Sound Level Limit
|
|---|---|
|
6/ 1/72 — 5/3 1/75
|
82 db(A)
|
|
6/ 1/75 — 5/3 1/78
|
78 db(A)
|
|
6/ 1/78 and after
|
73 db(A)
|
|
(New York State law)
|
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
any engine-powered commercial or pleasure motorboats under 65 feet
within the waters of New Rochelle, at any time, at any speed or under
any condition of load, acceleration or deceleration or in any condition
of load, acceleration or deceleration or in any manner whatsoever
as to exceed a sound level of 80 db(A) at a distance of 50 feet from
such motorboat.
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
any railroad locomotive, cars or any other rolling stock or equipment
so as to cause a violation of the allowable sound levels adopted by
the federal government. (The Environmental Protection Agency and Department
of Transportation are currently negotiating a resolution of their
differences regarding the proposed standards.)
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
any aircraft so as to cause a violation of the Federal Aviation Administration's
certified noise levels as presented in Advisory Circular 36-1 and/or
in all future revisions and publications.
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
an air-conditioning or air-handling device that exceeds the maximum
sound level limitations provided in this section.
A.
In areas zoned residential, single-family or multiple
dwelling units, continuous sound in air which has crossed the property
line shall not exceed 55 db(A) at any point.
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply if
the sound from the air conditioner or air-handling device produces
less than a five-db(A) increase in the sound level that exists in
the absence of such sound. (Provisions agree with recommendations
of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Institute.)
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
an air compressor unless a muffler certified by the manufacturer of
such muffler to provide a dynamic insertion loss of not less than
20 db(A) of the sound emitted from the exhaust of such compressor
is installed on such exhaust. (New York State recommendation.)
[Added 4-24-2001 by Ord. No. 98-2001]
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
an outdoor emergency energy-generation system or generator in a residentially
zoned district in which the sound level of such system or generator
exceeds 70 db(A) at a distance of more than 25 feet from the system
or generator, except at the time of an electrical power outage or
other emergency situation.
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
a paving breaker manufactured prior to December 31, 1974, other than
one operated electrically or hydraulically, unless a muffler certified
by the manufacturer of such muffler to provide a dynamic insertion
loss of five db(A) of the sound emitted from the air exhaust of such
paving breaker is installed on such air exhaust. (New York State recommendation.)
No person shall operate, or permit to be operated,
a place of public entertainment, including but not limited to a restaurant,
bar, cafe, discotheque or dance hall, in which the sound level is
equal to or exceeds 95 db(A) for more than 30 seconds at the location
of the spectators. (Recommended by New York State and the National
Institute of Municipal Law Officers.)
The sections and provisions of Article III shall be revised and amended from time to time in order to be kept current with all up dated federal and/or state noise level standards.
