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Adapted=Aagast-1~; 193 Amerada d=Fe~wa r-y--0-,-1-98~ A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF NOISE IN ORANGE COUNTY Bold = New Language S#fikethre~h = Proposed Deleted Language WHEREAS, excessive noise is a serious hazard to the public health and welfare and the quality of life in rural and developing areas of Orange County; and, 6 WHEREAS, a substantial body of science and technology exists by which excessive noise can be substantially abated without serious inconvenience to the public; and, WHEREAS, certain noise producing equipment in this community is essential to the quality of life in a rural environment and should be allowed to continue at reasonable levels and hours with moderate regulation; and, WHEREAS, each person has the right to an environment reasonably free from noise which jeopardizes health, welfare, or which unduly interferes with a property owner's right to the use or enjoyment of their property; and, WHEREAS, it is recognized that residential land uses are more noise- sensitive than commercial and industrial land uses; and, WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of Orange County to promote an environment free from excessive noise, otherwise properly called "noise pollution", which unnecessarily jeopardizes the health and welfare and degrades the quality of the lives of the residents of this community, without unduly prohibiting, limiting or otherwise regulating the function of certain noise- producing sources which are not amenable to such controls and yet are essential to the economy and quality of life of the community. NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority provided in N.C. General Statute § 153A-121, § 153A-123 and § 153A-133, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County hereby resolves and ordains as follows: