This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "City of
Ogdensburg Noise Ordinance."
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" weighing 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.
Includes 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
occurs 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.
Includes but shall 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.
The smallest increment of time for which the function repeats
itself.
Oscillating quantity, the values of which recur for equal
increments of time.
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 function of frequency.
Twenty times the logarithm of 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.
An instrument, including a microphone, an amplifier, an output
meter and frequency weighing networks, for the measurement of noise
and sound levels in a specified manner.
A description of its resolution into components, each of
a different frequency.
Any decibel measurement made pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall be based on a reference sound pressure of 0.0002 microbars
as measured in any octave band with center frequency, in cycles per
second, as follows: 63, 125, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000 and 8,000
or as measured with a sound level meter using the "A" weighing.
