A.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated a
refuse-collecting vehicle which, when collecting or compacting, exceeds
a sound level of eighty (80) dB(A)'s at a distance of thirty (30)
feet from any surface of the collecting or compacting unit.
B.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated a
delivery pickup vehicle which, when operating, exceeds a sound level
of seventy (70) dB(A)'s at a distance of ten (10) feet from any surface
of the collecting or compacting unit.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated
any recreational vehicle, including snowmobiles:
A.
On private property of another without the express
prior written consent of the owner and the occupant of said property.
Such consent may be revoked at any time by the grantor thereof. Where
such express prior written consent has been obtained, the operator
or person at the site responsible for such operation shall keep said
consent on his person and available for immediate display at all times
during the period of such operation. Excepted from the operation of
this subsection are any private clubs or other organizations that
permit the operation of recreational motor vehicles on their property
in connection with the principal use of said property by the members
of any such club or organization.
B.
On any public grounds or property, including town-
or school-owned land, which shall include but not be limited to parks,
ball parks and recreation areas.
C.
It shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle when
such operation causes the sound level to exceed seventy-three (73)
decibels by one (1) or more decibels, as measured on a sound-level
meter located at the property boundary of the property in question.
D.
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as
to endanger the safety or property of any person.
E.
To exceed any two-hour period, with a minimum of a
three-hour break required in between.
F.
Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated
an air-conditioning or air-handling device that exceeds the maximum
sound level limitations provided in this section. In areas zoned residential,
single-family or multidwelling units, continuous sound in air which
has crossed the property line shall not exceed fifty-five (55) dB(A)'s
at any point.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated
an air-compressor unless a muffler certified by the manufacturer of
such muffler to provide a dynamic insertion loss of not less than
twenty (20) dB(A)'s of the sound emitted from the exhaust of such
compressor is installed on such exhaust.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated
a paving breaker manufactured prior to December 31, 1974, other than
one operated electrically or hydraulically, unless a muffler certified
by the manufacturer of such muffler to provide a dynamic insertion
loss of five (5) dB(A)'s of the sound emitted from the air exhaust
of such paving breaker is installed on such air exhaust.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated a place of public entertainment, including but not limited to a restaurant, bar, cafe or discotheque or dance hall, in which the sound level exceeds the sound levels at any point in time as set forth in Article V.
The sections and provisions of this Article IV shall be revised or amended from time to time in order to be kept current with all updated federal and/or state noise level standards.
