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Article 2.4- Environmental Factors 44 <br /> Maximum Permitted Sound Levels (page 2.4.3) <br /> MAXIMUM PERMITTED SOUND LEVELS <br /> Receiving Land Use Noise Level Limits [dB(A)) <br /> Category for Generating Land Use Category <br /> 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. <br /> Residential development of all 45 50 <br /> types <br /> distFibutien and war-eh �5 69 <br /> €wilities <br /> Manufacturing, Assembly an d 65 60 <br /> Processing <br /> , -50 <br /> All Other � 54 <br /> Exceptions: <br /> 1. Impact noises or sounds that occur intermittently rather than continuously are permissible up <br /> to a level of 10 dB(A) in excess of the figures listed above provided the source from which they <br /> are generated does not operate more than one minute in any one hour. This exception shall not <br /> apply from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. when the adjacent lot is used or zoned for residential purposes. <br /> 2. Noise levels resulting from construction or other temporary activities which occur between <br /> the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., are exempt from the standards listed in the table. <br />