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2 <br /> (1) The use of sound amplifying equipment is limited <br /> to the conditions specified in this article. <br /> Article H (2)(2) deleted (2) A live musical group or individual using sound <br /> in its entirety by amplifying equipment may operate out of doors only <br /> Board action effective if the property owner, tenant in possession or in <br /> 2/1/88 the case of a business the business manager or an <br /> authorized agent of that business manager has been <br /> granted a permit. This permit may be secured <br /> after it is signed by an authorized agent of the <br /> musical group and by a representative of the <br /> individual organization or group retaining the <br /> services of the musical group and on whose <br /> premises the amplifying equipment is to be used. <br /> (3) No person shall operate or cause to be operated <br /> any source of sound in such a manner as to create <br /> a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth <br /> in Table I below when measured as specified in <br /> Article III. <br /> Table I: Sound levels (dB(A) ) by Receiving Land <br /> 8 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. 11 P.M. 8 A.M. <br /> 60 50 <br /> (4) Sound levels in excess of those listed in Table I <br /> above will be permitted as follows: <br /> Article 11 (3) is amended <br /> as follows: Without a With a <br /> Permit Permit <br /> Thursday Evening 70 dB(A) 85 dB(A) <br /> (5: 00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. <br /> Article 11 (4) is deleted Thursday) <br /> in its entirety by Board Friday Evening 70 dB(A) 85 dB(A) <br /> action effective 2/1/88. (5: 00 p.m. - 1: 00 a.m. <br /> Saturday) <br /> Saturday 70 dB(A) 85 dB(A) <br /> (10: 00 a.m. - 1: 00 a.m. <br /> Sunday) <br /> THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 1, <br /> 1988 <br /> ARTICLE II(3) is amended to read as follows: <br /> TABLE I: Sound levels dB(a) by Receiving Land <br /> 60 dB(A) 50 dB(A) <br /> Sunday-Thursday 8 am-11 pm Sunday-Thursday 11 pm-8 am <br /> Friday & Saturday 8 am-12 midnight Friday & Saturday 12 midnight-8 am <br /> Article III: Sound Measurement Standards <br /> Standards, instrumentation, and measurement procedures <br />