This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Town of Blooming Grove Noise Ordinance."[1]
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent the
making, creation or maintenance of excessive unnecessary, unnatural
or unusually loud noises which are prolonged, unusual and unnatural
in their time, place and use and which are a detriment to public health,
peace, welfare or good order.
As used in this chapter, unless the context
otherwise clearly indicates, the words and phrases used in this chapter
are defined as follows:
The total sound level of all noise as measured with a sound
level meter using the A-weighting network. The unit is the dbA.
The all-encompassing noise associated with a given environment,
usually being a composite of sounds with many sources near and far.
The sound-pressure level for the sound contained within the
restricted band.
The use, operation or maintenance of any sound amplifying
equipment for the purpose of advertising any business or any goods
or any services or for the purpose of attracting the attention of
the public to or advertising for or soliciting patronage or customers
to or for any performance, show, entertainment, exhibition or event,
or for the purpose of demonstrating any such sound equipment.
The complete sequence of values of a periodic quantity which
occur during a period.
A unit of level which denotes the ratio between two quantities
which are proportional to power; the number of decibels corresponding
to the ratio of two amounts of power is 10 times the logarithm to
the base 10 of this ratio.
Work made necessary to restore property to a safe condition
following a public calamity or work required to protect persons or
property from an imminent exposure to danger.
The reciprocal of the primitive period. The unit is the cycle
per unit time and shall be specified.
A unit of pressure commonly used in acoustics and is equal
to one dyne per square centimeter.
Include, but not be limited to, minibikes and go-carts.
The use, operation or maintenance of any sound equipment
for other than a commercial purpose. "Noncommercial purpose" shall
mean and include, but shall not be limited to, philanthropic, political,
patriotic and charitable purposes.
Oscillating quantity, the values of which recur for equal
increments of time.
The smallest increment of time for which the function repeats
itself.
Any machine or device for the amplification of the human
voice, music or any other sound. Sound-amplifying equipment shall
not include standard automobile radios when used and heard only by
the occupants of the vehicle in which the automobile radio is installed.
Sound-amplifying equipment, as used in this chapter, shall not include
warning devices on authorized emergency vehicles or horns or other
warning devices on any vehicle used only for traffic safety purposes.
A device for measuring the band pressure level or pressure
spectrum level of a sound as a function of frequency.
An instrument, including a microphone, an amplifier, an output
meter and frequency weighting networks, for the measurement of noise
and sound levels in a specified manner.
Twenty times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of
the pressure of this sound to the reference pressure, which reference
pressure shall be explicitly stated.
Any motor vehicle, or any other vehicle regardless of motive
power, whether in motion or stationary, having mounted thereon or
attached thereto any sound-amplifying equipment.
A description of its resolution into components, each of
a different frequency.
A.
Use of meters and filters. For the purpose of measuring
the intensity and frequencies of sound, sound-level meters and octave
band filters shall be employed. Sounds of short duration which cannot
be measured accurately with the sound-level meter shall be measured
with an impact noise filter in order to determine the peak value of
the impact.
B.
Maximum permitted sound-pressure level. The decibels
resulting from any activity, whether open or enclosed, shall not exceed
at any point on or beyond any lot line, the maximum decibel level
for the designated octave band as set forth in the following table,
except that, where the lot lies within 200 feet of a residence district,
whether within or without the Town, the maximum permitted decibel
level at any point on or beyond the district boundary shall be reduced
by six decibels from the maximum permitted level set forth in the
table, and further, except that such reduction shall also apply to
any sound emitted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and
all day Sunday.
|
Octave Band
(cycles per second)
|
Sound-pressure level
(decibels)
|
|---|---|
|
0 to 74
|
66
|
|
75 to 149
|
58
|
|
150 to 299
|
55
|
|
300 to 599
|
50
|
|
600 to 1,199
|
45
|
|
1,200 to 2,399
|
42
|
|
2,400 to 4,799
|
38
|
|
4,800 to 20,000
|
35
|
