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g.rn -rrrss �-� r•i�� <br />A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF NOISE <br />IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />Bold = New Language <br />StNkethFGugh Proposed Deleted Language <br />WHEREAS, excessive noise is a serious hazard to the public health and <br />welfare and the quality of life in rural and developing areas of Orange County; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, a substantial body of science and technology exists by which <br />0 <br />excessive noise can be substantially abated without serious inconvenience to the <br />public; and, <br />WHEREAS, certain noise producing equipment in this community is <br />essential to the quality of life in a rural environment and should be allowed to <br />continue at reasonable levels and hours with moderate regulation; and, <br />WHEREAS, each person has the right to an environment reasonably free <br />from noise which jeopardizes health, welfare, or which unduly interferes with a <br />property owner's right to the use or enjoyment of their property; and, <br />WHEREAS, it is recognized that residential land uses are more noise- <br />__ _-- ____ -_ ensitiveh- ate= commerciai�nd= industriaHand°uses; arr - -- -------- - - - - -- - -- -- - - - - -- <br />WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of Orange County to promote an <br />environment free from excessive noise, otherwise properly called "noise <br />pollution ", which unnecessarily jeopardizes the health and welfare and degrades <br />the quality of the lives of the residents of this community, without unduly <br />prohibiting, limiting or otherwise regulating the function of certain noise - <br />producing sources which are not amenable to such controls and yet are essential <br />to the economy and quality of life of the community. <br />NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority provided in N.C. General Statute § <br />153A -121, <br />§ 153A -123 and § 153A -133, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County hereby <br />resolves and ordains as follows: <br />