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041 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action A ga <br /> Item No. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 19, 1988 <br /> SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO NOISE ORDINANCE <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGER'S <br /> OFFICE <br /> ORDINANCE <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider amendments to the existing Noise Ordinance in <br /> Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Sheriff and staff recommend that the maximum allowable <br /> sound level with a permit be lowered from 85 dB(A) to 75 <br /> dB(A) . Since every 3 dB doubles the noise level, the recom- <br /> mended maximum level would be approximately 10 times less than <br /> currently allowed. <br /> It is also recommended that the hours for noise permits be <br /> reduced since many of the noise associated complaints occur <br /> after 12 : 00 midnight. <br /> The Sheriff Department will continue to use the Simpson Model <br /> 884 as measurement instrument. This unit measures both high <br /> and low frequency noise. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Approve the following changes to the noise ordinance. <br /> -- allowable sound levels with a permit would be lowered from <br /> 85 dB(A) to 75 dB(A) ; <br /> - hours in which a noise permit is valid would be amended as <br /> follows: <br /> Friday 5 p.m. - 12 midnight <br /> (currently 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. Saturday) <br /> Saturday 5 p.m. - 12 midnight <br /> (currently 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. Sunday) <br />