This chapter may be cited as the "Noise Control Ordinance of
the Borough of High Bridge."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION
Any facility or property used primarily for the dispatching,
garaging, servicing, maintaining, selling or leasing of any truck
registered at a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds, omnibus, tractor,
trailer, semi-trailer, pole trailer or any vehicle registered in this
state engaged in interstate commerce which is now or hereafter subject
to regulation and license by the Interstate Commerce Commission and/or
the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway Administration.
COMMERCIAL OPERATION
Any facility or property used for the purchase or utilization
of goods, services or land or its facilities, including but not limited
to:
A.
Commercial dining establishments.
B.
Noncommercial vehicle operations.
E.
Banks and office buildings.
F.
Recreation and entertainment.
I.
Other commercial services.
dBA
The measured sound level expressed in dB when using the A-weighted
network of a sound level meter.
DECIBEL
A unit for measuring the volume of a sound, equal to the
logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure of the sound, to the
sound pressure of a standard sound (0.0002 microbar); abbreviated
"dB."
EMERGENCY ENERGY RELEASE DEVICE
Emergency safety devices expressly used to release excess
energy which do not have regularly scheduled operation. Process control
devices are not to be considered "emergency devices."
FREQUENCY
The number of oscillations per second; expressed in hertz
(abbreviated "Hz").
IEC
The International Electrotechnic Commission.
IMPULSIVE SOUND
Either a single pressure peak or a single burst (multiple
pressure peaks) for a duration less than one second.
IMPULSIVE SOUND LEVEL
The maximum instantaneous sound pressure level measured by
an impulse sound level meter meeting IEC Publication 179 or the latest
revision thereof.
INDUSTRIAL OPERATION
Any facility or property used for the following:
A.
Storage, warehouse or distribution, provided that said operation
shall not be construed to be an "industrial operation" when it is
part of a commercial motor vehicle operation as defined herein.
B.
Property used for the production and fabrication of durable
and nondurable man-made goods.
C.
Activities carried out on the property.
OCTAVE BAND SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
Sound pressure level measured in standard octave bands with
a sound level meter and octave band analyzer that meet ANSI S 1.4
and S 1.11 or the latest revision thereof.
PERSON
Any individual, public or private corporation, political
subdivision, governmental agency, department or bureau of the state,
municipality, industry, copartnership or association.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
A building or structure or a part thereof containing one
or more dwelling units or lodging units. Any room or group of rooms
or any part thereof located within a building and forming a single
habitable unit.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Property used for human habitation, including but not limited
to the following:
A.
Commercial living accommodations; commercial property used for
human habitation.
B.
Recreational and entertainment property used for human habitation.
C.
Community-service property used for human habitation.
SOUND LEVEL
The measured level of a sound, expressed in dB re 0.0002
microbar, obtained using a sound level meter. "Sound levels" include
all factors inherent in measuring with a sound level meter, including
microphone frequency response, amplifier characteristics, meter damping,
observer effects and weighting networks.
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
The sound pressure level, in decibels, of a sound is 20 times
the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound
to the reference sound pressure. "Sound pressure level" is measured
with a sound level meter meeting ANSI S 1.4 or the latest revision
thereof.
STATIONARY EMERGENCY SIGNALING DEVICE
Any device, excluding those attached to motor vehicles, used
to alert persons engaged in emergency operations. These include but
are not limited to firefighters, first aid squad members and law enforcement
officers, whether paid or volunteer.
For the purposes of measuring sound in accordance with the applicable
provisions of these regulations, test equipment, methods and procedures
shall conform to standards as published by the Department or its approved
equivalent.