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Adepte~-August 15; 1983 <br />RmeAded=Fehrt~ary=1; 1988 <br />10 <br />TABLE I: Sound Levels dB(a) by Receiving Land Zoning Category as Defined by the <br />Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br /> Suuanday----Tl-iursday-Marra 11-pm Sunday--Th <br /> rn='~~r,4dnight €fi 'daigh'r-~-am., <br /> MAXIMUM DECIBEL (dB(A)) LEVELS MAXIMUM DECIBEL (dB(A)) LEVELS <br />Receiving <br /> DURING THE FALLOWING HOURS DURING THE FOLLOWING HOURS <br />Land Zoning <br /> OF DAY: OF EVENING: <br />Category <br /> Sunday -Thursday 8 am - 9 pm Sunday -Thursday 9 pm - 8 am <br /> Friday & Saturday 8 am -11 pm Friday & Saturday 11 pm - 8 am <br />Residential or <br />Planned <br />Development <br /> 60 dB(A) 50 dB(A) <br />Having a <br />Residential <br />Component <br />Commercial 65 dB(A) 55 dB(A) <br />Industrial 70 dB(A) 60 dB(A) <br />Article IV: Sound Measurement Standards <br />Standards, instrumentation, and measurement procedures to be used in the <br />measurement of sound as provided for in this Qrdinance are as follows: <br />(1) Sound level measurement shall be made with sound level meter using the <br />"A" weighting scale set on "slow response," except for measurements of <br />impact sound, set on "slow response. Impact sound shall be <br />measured using the fast response of the sound level meter. <br />(2) e~~#~~~4east=pypeThree-meeting-Anaerisan <br />Kati ents <br />{e~the-latest~p .The entire sound measurement <br />system shall be serviced and operated as recommended by the <br />manufacturer. Any officer authorized to enforce this Ordinance i?erssfts <br />shall be trained in the use of sound level <br />measurement and the operation of sound level meters. <br />