No person or corporation shall, within the territorial
limits of the Village of Russell Gardens, make, aid, countenance,
encourage or assist in making any unusual or improper noise, riot
or disturbance to the annoyance or inconvenience of travelers or persons
residing therein, nor shall any person use any profane, obscene or
vulgar language in any street or public place in said village.
[Added 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979;
amended 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
A. No radio, television, recording device or other sound-producing equipment of similar audio nature shall be played or operated so as to produce noise that exceeds the limits in §
30-6.
B. Music shall not be played in such a way that it exceeds the limits in §
30-6.
C. No stationary or portable air conditioner unit shall be operated so as to produce noise that exceeds the limits in §
30-6.
[Amended 10-7-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
D. Generators
may be used only in emergency situations that result in power outages.
Testing of generator equipment shall not occur:
[Amended 10-7-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
(1) More
than once a week; and
(2) At any
time on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays; and
(3) Between
the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
E. Any exterior
unit used in conjunction with this section shall, in addition with
other requirements, be subject to Design Review Board review including,
but not limited to, being screened in by shrubbery.
[Added 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979]
Every motor vehicle shall have and maintain
in good working order an adequate muffler in constant operation so
as to prevent any loud or unusual noise.
[Added 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979]
No construction work, professional gardening
or any other noise-producing activity by any person shall be permitted
in the village except as set forth herein:
A. From Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
B. On Saturday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m.
C. On Sunday, no such work shall be permitted, except
that private residents shall be permitted to perform work upon their
own structures.
D. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit a private
resident from mowing his lawn at any time deemed suitable by him.
E. No person shall cause or permit the operation of any
gasoline-powered blower equipment within 300 feet of any residential
property in the Village of Russell Gardens between July 1 and September
15.
[Added 6-3-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999;
amended 4-2-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
F. No person shall cause or permit the operation of any
gasoline-powered blower equipment within 300 feet of any residential
property in the Village of Russell Gardens on Saturdays and Sundays.
[Added 4-2-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
[Added 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979]
After the effective date of this section, no
person shall install any burglar alarm that shall produce an audible
noise of any kind unless such alarm shall have an automatic cutoff
to terminate such noise after the expiration of no more than 15 minutes
from the time it commences to sound.
[Added 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010; amended 10-7-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
No person shall create, emit or issue, nor suffer to be created,
emitted or issued, any noises or sounds in excess of sound levels
on the following schedule ("Maximum Permissible Sound Levels at Specified
Times Measured in dBA") measured at any or beyond any lot line of
the property on which such noise is being generated:
Maximum Permissible Sound Levels at Specified Times
Measured in dBA
|
---|
Source of Sound
|
Receiving Property
|
Sound Level Limits
|
---|
Residential occupancy or public place
|
Residential occupancy or public place
|
50 dBA when measured between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
65 dBA when measured between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m.
|
Commercial occupancy
|
Residential occupancy or public place
|
50 dBA when measured between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
65 dBA when measured between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m.
|
Generators
|
Commercial or residential occupancy or public place
|
70 dBA
|
[Amended 6-26-1979 by L.L. No. 7-1979]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, Penalties.