[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Beekman 7-8-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dogs and other animals — See Ch. 59.
No person, firm or corporation shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound, except as set forth below, which exceeds the limit set forth below when measured by a sound-level meter having an A-weighted filter and constructed in accordance with the specifications of the American National Standards Institute at any property line of the lot from which the noise is emitted:
A. 
Sixty decibels on the A-weighted scale between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and
B. 
Fifty decibels on the A-weighted scale between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
The following uses and activities shall be exempt from these noise regulations:
A. 
Temporary construction noises between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.;
B. 
Transient noises of moving sources such as automobiles, trucks and railroads;
C. 
Noise from safety signals, warning devices and emergency pressure relief valves;
D. 
The sound of bells or chimes from a church; and
E. 
Noises generated by agricultural and farm activities.