Definitions

Noise Disturbance is defined as any source of sound, which exceeds the noise limitations, permitted by the noise ordinance.  Sources of sound shall include but not be limited to the following: amplified music, loudspeakers, radios televisions, stereos, musical instruments, powered toys or models, swimming pools or spas, industrial machinery, manufacturing equipment, pole drivers, air compressors, paint sprayers, motors, pumps, blowers, air conditioners, cooling towers, ventilation fans, fork lifts, loaders, tractors, animals, concerts, mechanical equipment, human voices, electrical appliances, vacuum cleaners, powered equipment, chain saws, motor vehicles and attached equipment not operated on a street or highway, etc.

Hours

Daytime Hours - Monday through Friday - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and Holidays* - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Nighttime Hours - Any hour outside the defined daytime hours.

*Holidays = New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4^th Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Noise Limitations

Single Family Residential Property

Nighttime hours – 55 dBA

Daytime hours – 65 dBA

Multifamily Residential Structure

Nighttime hours – 35 dBA

Daytime hours – 45 dBA

Non-Residential Property

Nighttime hours – 55 dBA

Daytime hours – 65 dBA

** In the event the alleged offensive noise contains a steady, audible tone, such as a whine, screech, beating, pulsating, throbbing or hum the standards set forth shall be reduced by five (5) dBA.

Any and all excessively annoying, loud or unusual noises or vibrations shall be considered a noise disturbance if such noise or noises offend the peace and quiet of persons of ordinary or reasonable sensibilities or interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property or affect at the same time, an entire neighborhood or any considerable number of persons.

Construction Noise

·        Construction activities are limited between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays.  No construction related activities are permitted on Sundays and Holidays.

·        Work that does not require a building permit or other City approval personally done by residents and property owners to maintain and improve their property during daytime hours are exempt.

·        Work that does not require a building permit is new paint, flooring and replacing windows that do not require any alteration of the building.  All other work will require a building permit and must adhere to the noise limitations.

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