[Amended 5-13-2003 by L.L. No. 18-2003]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AMBIENT SOUND
An all-encompassing composite of sounds from many sources
associated with a given environment.
A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVEL
The sound pressure level in decibels, as measured on a sound
level meter using the A-weighting network slow response (dBA).
DECIBEL
A unit for measuring the pressure level of a sound, equal
to 1/10 of a bel.
IMPULSIVE SOUND
A sound characterized by brief excursions of peak sound pressure
which significantly exceed the ambient sound.
NOISE DISTURBANCE
Any sound that:
A.
Endangers the safety or health of any person;
B.
Disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities; and/or
C.
Endangers personal or real property.
PEAK SOUND PRESSURE
The maximum absolute value of the instantaneous sound pressure
level during a specified time interval.
PERSON
Any natural person, individual, corporation, unincorporated
association, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock
association or other entity or business organization of any kind.
SHOOTING RANGE
An outdoor range equipped with targets for use with firearms
and shall include, but not be limited to, all rifle, pistol, and shotgun
ranges.
SOUND
Any variation in ambient barometric pressure.
SOUND DEVICE OR APPARATUS
Any radio device or apparatus or any device or apparatus
for the amplification of sounds from any radio, phonograph or other
sound-making or sound-producing device or apparatus for the reproduction
or amplification of the human voice or other sounds.
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
When measured in decibels, equal to 20 times the logarithm
to the base 10 of the ratio of the effective pressure of the sound
measured to the standard reference pressure of a sound.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation of any source of sound on any County highway or within the limits of the right-of-way of such highway or upon any parcel of real estate owned by the County of Suffolk or upon buses owned, leased or operated by the County of Suffolk in such a manner as to create a sound level that exceeds the particular sound level limits set forth in Table I of this section, when measured at or within the real property line of the County-owned property, except those acts specifically prohibited in §
618-3 of this chapter for which no measurement of sound is required.
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Table I
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Maximum Permissible A-Weighted Sound Pressure Levels by
Receiving Property Category, in dBA
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Receiving Property Category
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Sound Source Property Category
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Residential, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Residential, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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Commercial, all times
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Industrial, all times
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County highways or within the limits of the right-of-way of
such highway or upon any parcel of real estate owned by the County
of Suffolk or upon buses owned, leased or operated by the County of
Suffolk
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65
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50
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65
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70
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Any person who intentionally violates any provision of §
618-3 or
618-4 of this chapter shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $500 and/or up to one year of imprisonment. Each such violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.