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Orange <br />Inc <br />udes any sound or source of sound prohibited in <br />The ordinance provides a working term that <br />County Noise <br />Existing Language <br />Arty <br />Suggested Revisions <br />Comments <br />Ordinance <br />or <br />j <br />Other new terms, such as motor vehicles, <br />Article I. <br />Inc <br />udes any sound or source of sound prohibited in <br />The ordinance provides a working term that <br />None. <br />Arty <br />cle II or any unreasonably loud and disturbing noise, <br />the reasonable person could appreciate. <br />Definition of <br />or <br />ny sound that exceeds the maximum permissible <br />Other new terms, such as motor vehicles, <br />Noise <br />sou <br />i d levels, <br />receiving land, and unreasonably loud and <br />disturbing noise are defined or refined. <br />Article II. <br />Recreational <br />vehicles off road for racing between 9 p.m. <br />Unlawful to carry on these activities in <br />Specific <br />None <br />an <br />18 a.m., mowers, chain saws, etc. between 9 p.m. and <br />areas zoned for residential use or within 300 <br />Prohibitions <br />7 a,m., <br />and diesel trucks using their engine breaking <br />feet of any residence. <br />systems <br />between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. <br />Article III. <br />Sound Levels dB(A) by Receiving <br />i <br />Unlawful for any person to make, create, permit, <br />Maximum <br />Land <br />am <br />Pm <br />or to continue any source of unreasonably loud <br />Permissible <br />and disturbing noise or any continuous, regular, <br />60 dB(A) <br />�" <br />Standards — <br />Sunday- <br />50 dB(A) Sunday <br />Residential <br />60 <br />50 <br />frequent, or intermittent source of sound <br />produced by any activity shall meet the standards <br />Sound Levels <br />Thursday 8 <br />a.m. to I1 P.M. <br />— Thursday 11 <br />y <br />listed in the table. <br />dB(A) by <br />Friday & <br />p.m. to 8 a.m. <br />Cot <br />arnercial <br />65 <br />55 <br />Receiving <br />g <br />Saturday 8 <br />Friday & Saturday <br />midnight to 8 a.m. <br />Land <br />a.m. to <br />midnight <br />Ind <br />I strial <br />70 <br />60 <br />Article IV. <br />Sound measurement shall be made with a s 6and <br />"slow <br />level meter using the "A" weighting scale set on <br />provides more detail to the existing <br />Sound <br />response." <br />Sound level meters shall be of at least Type <br />Three meeting ANSI S 1.4 —1971 requirements (or the <br />n <br />language regarding g di g how and where <br />Measurement <br />latest approved version thereof). The entire <br />sound measurement system shall be serviced and operated <br />the noise measurements are taken. <br />Standards <br />as recommended by the manufacturer. Per, <br />ons using eh sound level meters shall be trained in sound <br />level measurement and the operation of sou <br />rid level meters. <br />Noise measurements shall be taken at the corner <br />of the primary structure of the complainant nearest the <br />noise source, but when this location is not F, <br />actical, noise measurements shall be made at the boundary <br />of the public or private right-of-way, which <br />adjoins the complainants' property. <br />Article V. <br />1. Construction operations from 7 am <br />Agr <br />cultural or forestry activities from bona fide farming and forestry <br />Increases the number of exemptions. <br />Exceptions <br />to 9 pm on weekdays and 8 am to <br />9 pm on weekends for which <br />ope <br />No <br />ations <br />!amplified crowd noise at regularly scheduled, athletic events, at <br />Addition of other excepted <br />building permits have been issued, <br />cou <br />ty parks, and public or private schools. <br />(utilitarian) uses, which are <br />or construction operations not <br />requiring permits; provided all <br />Unal <br />nplified noncommercial speeches made from a fixed location. <br />customary and reasonable activities. <br />equipment is operated in <br />Trains <br />and associated rolling stock. <br />accordance with the <br />Acti <br />IvtUes by government personnel in the performance of their duties <br />manufacturers' specifications and <br />with all standard equipment, <br />Sou <br />d or noise emanating from construction or repair work and <br />manufacturers' mufflers and noise <br />reg <br />sated activities of utilities regulated by the North Carolina Utilities <br />3 <br />W <br />