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3 <br /> ORD-2025-029 <br /> PART I-GENERAL ORDINANCES <br /> Chapter 16-ENVIRONMENT <br /> ARTICLE III. NOISE <br /> ARTICLE 111. NOISE' <br /> Sec. 16-51. Definitions. <br /> In addition to the common meaning of words,the following definitions shall be used in interpreting this <br /> Article. <br /> Agritourism-adiacent activities:Activities and events that generate noise and are unrelated to traditional <br /> bona fide farming, pick-your-own,and agricultural or forestry operations,to include but not be limited to, music, <br /> crowds, non-permitted fireworks,and amplified noise of any type. <br /> Amplified:Any increase of sound by the use of mechanical or electronic equipment. <br /> ANSI standards:American National Standards Institute(ANSI) Publication ANSI,S1.4-1997 or the latest <br /> approved version thereof. <br /> "A"weighting scale:The sound pressure level in decibels as measured with a sound level meter using the "A" <br /> weighted network(abbreviated as"dB(A)"),as defined by the ANSI Standards). "A"weighting de-emphasizes the <br /> very low and very high frequency components of sound in a manner similar to the response of the human ear. <br /> d8(A):Sound level in decibels determined by the "A"weighting scale. <br /> Decibel:A unit of or level used to measure sound intensity,equal to the logarithm of the ratio of the intensity <br /> of the sound to a reference pressure. <br /> Impact sound:Sound that occurs intermittently rather than continuously. <br /> Motor vehicle:Any motor vehicle as defined by G.S.§20-4.01(23), or its successor statute. <br /> Noise: Includes any sound or source of sound prohibited by section 16-52 of this Article,or any unreasonably <br /> loud and disturbing noise as defined herein and prohibited by subsection 16-53(a)of this Article,or any sound that <br /> exceeds the maximum permissible sound levels set by subsection 16-53(b)and measured as set forth in section 16- <br /> 54 of this Article. <br /> Person:Any individual, association,firm, partnership,corporation or business entity. <br /> Receiving land:Property that receives the transmission of noise or other sound that is generated on other <br /> property. <br /> Sound level: In decibels,a weighted sound pressure level on the"A"weighting scale determined by the use of <br /> a sound level meter whose characteristics and frequency weightings are specified in the ANSI standards. <br /> Sound level meter:Any type three instrument certified to meet or exceed ANSI standards,which includes an <br /> omni-directional microphone,an output meter and frequency weighting network(s), and other mechanisms for the <br /> measurement of sound level. <br /> 'Editor's note(s)—Ord.of June 7,2005 did not specify manner of codification, hence these provisions were <br /> included as Art. III,§§ 16-51-16-58 by the editor. <br /> Cross reference(s)—Noise, §26-46;supplementary performance standards,§50-152. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina,Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-12-19 09:11:21 [EST] <br /> (Supp.No.14) <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br />