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Attachment 4 Adopted: August 15, 1983 Amended: February 1, 1988 TABLE I: Sound Levels dB(a) by Receiving Land 60 dB(A) Sunday -Thursday 8 am - 11 pm Friday & Saturday 8 am - 12 midnight 50 dB(A) Sunday -Thursday 11 pm - 8 am Friday & Saturday 12 midnight - 8 am Article II: Maximum Permissible Standards by Receiving Land (1) The use of sound simplifying equipment is limited to the conditions specified in this article, Article III: Sound Measurement Standards Standards, instrumentation, and measurement procedures to be used in the measurement of sound a provided for in this ordinance are as follows: (1) Sound level measurement shall be made with sound level meter using the "A" weighting scale set on "slow response," (2) Sound level meters shall be of at least Type Three meeting American National Standards Institute, Incorporated (ANSI) S1.4 -1971 requirements (orthe latest approved version thereof). The entire sound measurement system shall be serviced and operated as recommended by the manufacturer. Persons using the sound level meters shall be trained in sound level measurement and the operation of sound level meters. (3) Except in the case where noises are emanating from within multi-family structures and the complainant is a resident of the same multi-family structure, noise measurements shall betaken at the corner of the primary structure of the complainant nearest the noise source but when this location is not practical noise measurements shall be made at the boundary of the public or private right-of-way which adjoins the complainants' property, (4) In the case of noises emanating from within amulti-family structure and where a complainant is a resident of the same multi-family structure, noise measurements shall be made in the unit of complainant at a height of at least four (4) feet above the floor and at a point approximately equidistant from all walls. G:\Administmtive Div\DEBRAIOrdinances\Noise\Noise Ordinance,doc 2 34