Excluded from this bylaw are church bells, public school related
athletic or entertainment events, emergency warning devices and Town-authorized
functions.
Applications for permits for noise levels to exceed this bylaw
shall be made to the Select Board. The Select Board shall limit the
issuance of permits under this bylaw to a single-day event; no more
than four events per year for each parcel of land; for noise levels
at the property line not to exceed 70 decibels; and to a restricted
use during the hours of 10:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.
The Police Department shall be responsible for the enforcement
of this bylaw. Any person or persons who violate this bylaw may be
fined $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense within
one year, and further violations within one year of the last violation
shall be punishable at a rate of $300 for each subsequent offense.
Each such act which continues or is repeated within 1/2 hour after
issuance of a notice of violation of this bylaw shall be a separate
offense. (The instrumentation for determining noise sound pressure
levels shall be with a sound device meter of standard design. Sound
pressure level measurements shall be made with the "A" weighting Network.)