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    LOCAL LAWS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR 2005 No. 115 Introduced by Council Members Gennaro, Avella, Coumie, Fidler, Jackson, Provenzano, Recchia, Weprin, Liu, Addabbo Jr. and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor). Passed under a Mayor's Message of Necessity. ALOCAL LAW To amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the noise of subchapter 4, 5 and 6 of chapter 2 of title 24 of Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1, Section 24-202 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 22 forthe year 2002, is amended to read as follows: §24-202 Declaration of policy. Tt is hereby declared to be the public policy of the city to rednce the ambient [noise] sound level in the city, so as to preserve, protect and ‘promote the public health, safety and welfare, and the peice and quiet of the inhabitants of the city, prevent injury to human, plant and animal life and property, foster the convenience and comfort of its inhabitants, and facilitat: the enjoyment of the natural attractions of the city. It is the public policy of the city that every person is entitled to ambient [noise] sormd levels that are not detrimental to life, health and enjoyment of his for her property. It is hereby declared that the making. creation or maintenance of excessive and unreasonable noises within the city affects and is a menace to public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare and the prosperity of the people of the city. For the purpose of controlling and reducing such noises it is hereby declared to be the policy of the city to set the unreasonable and prohibited noise standards and decibel levels contained herein and to consolidate certain of its noise control legislation into this code. The necessity for legislation by enactment of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared as matter of legislative determination, ‘This code shall be liberally construed so as to effecruate the purposes described in this section. Nothing herein shall be construed to abridg® the emergency powers of the Ihoar af health or the right af the department af health and mental hygiene to ensage in any of its necessary or proper activities. [Nothing herein shall abridge the powers and responsibilities of the] is she intent ofthe counel tha the police department {to} as well ‘as other agencies of the city designated by the commissioner of the department of ‘environmental protection shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this code ‘and police afficers and designated employees of the department of environmental 2 Protection and of such other city agencies shall have the power to Issue summonses, ‘appearance tickets and notices of violation for violations af this code. §2. Section 24-208 of such code is amended to ead ¢s follows: §24-203 General definitions. When used in the New York city noise control code the following terms shall have the following meanings [(@)] () “A” level means the [total] sound level [ofall noise] as measured with a sound level meter using the “A” weighting network. The unit of measurement is the [a0(A)] D(A). This frequency weighting network for the measurement of sound levels Shall comply with siandards established by the American National Standards Instinute specifications for sound level meters Si.4-1971, as amended or Si.4-1983, as amended. [()] 2) Activity means any act or combination of acts which actually results im the production of sound. [0] @)_ Air compressor means a device which draws in air or gas, compresses it, and delivers it ata higher pressure. [(@) Aircraft means any device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air ‘but does not include any such device used only in the service of a government or politcal subdivision thereof unless such device is engaged in carying persons or property for ‘commercial purposes. Aircraft includes but is not limited to 1. subsonic transport aircraft: 2. subsonic turbojet-powered aircraft: 3. aircraft capable of flying at supersonic speeds 4. rotocraft, 5. vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL aircraft); 6. short take-off and landing aircraft (STOL aircraft): and 7. aireraft capable of landing or taking off on water. [(e)] (4) Air hom means a device intended to produce a sound signal by means of ‘compressed air ot gas or exhaust gas. [CO] (5) Airport means an area of land or water that is used or intended to be used for the landing and take off of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities, if any. {(@)] (6) Ambient [noise] sound means [the all-encompassing noise associated with a given environment, being usually « composite of sounds fom many sources near and far] the sound level at a given location that exists as a result ofthe combined contribution in that location of all sound sources, excluding the contribution of a source or sources under investigation for violation of this code and excluding the contribution of exiraneous sound sources. For purposes of the enforcenent af this code, the ambient ‘sound level of a given location may be determined based upon measurements taken at a ‘comparable site (which includes but is not limited to comparable physical lacations and time of day) in the nearby area. [)] (7) Apparatus means any mechanism which prevents, controls, detects, measures or records the production of sound. (5) Audible stanis indicator means any sound reproduetion device on a motor vehicle that emits or causes to be emitted any contimous oF near continuous sound (exceeding § saconds if tonal in nature or any duration if verbal in nature) for the purpose of warning that an audible burglar alarm has been installed on such motor vehicle and is operational or for creating the appearance that such an alarm has been installed on such motor vehicle and is operational. [ci] (9) Authorized emergency vehicle means [every ambulance and every vehicle ‘operated by a police department, fire department, fire patrol, chief or assistant chief of a fire department, county or deputy county fire coordinator, county or assistant county fire 3 marshal, sheriff, or by a chief, assistant chief or deputy chief of a police department, a regular paid deputy shcviff or a motor vehicle of the New York city housing authority when engaged in the performance of duty as a peace officer, or by an authorized public utility company when on emergency calls, every state-owned vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer of the conservation department when engaged in performance of duty in enforcement of the environmental conservation Ia, and every vehicle operated by a bridge authority or bridge and tunnel authority wwhen on emergency calls] an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by section 101 ofthe vehicle and traffic aw. {G)] (10) Board means the environmental control board of the city of New York [0] (27) Building means a building as defined in faticle two of subehapter two of ‘chapter one of ttle twenty-seven ofthe code] section 27-232 ofthe administrative code. [()] (12) Building aperture means any designed opening in a building to which a ‘person may reasonably have access including but not limited to any door, gate, window, skylight or hatch. {(am)] (13) Burglar alarm means any sound signal device desianed and intended to produce a Somd signal ypon unautborzd exten by «person into a bling or vor [(a)] (149 “C* level means the [total] sound level [of all noise] as measured with a sound level meter using the "C” weighting network. Tae unit of measurement is the [ab(O]4B(C). This frequency weighting network for the measurement of sound levels shall comply with siandards established by the American National Standards Institute specifications for sound level meters S1.4-197 1, as amended or S1.4-1983, as amended. {(0)] (5) Certificate means an operating or temporary operating certificate. [(p)] (26) Charter means the New York city charter including all of is amendments @)] (77) Circulation device means any device which eirculates a gas or fluid, {including but not kimited to any air conditioner, pump, cooking tower, fan or blower. {((O] (18) Claxon means any manually, mechanically, or eleetically powered device, ‘other than an emergency signal device. including but not sited to @ motor vehicle hora, ‘which is intended to, and when operated actually does, enit a sound signal [(3)] 19) This code means the New York city noise control code. [0] 20) Commissioner means commissioner of environmental protection or his or her authorized representative. [w] Gd) Construction or construction work means any ot all activityt, except tunneling] necessary or incidental to the erection, de:nolition, assembling. altering, installing or equipping of buildings, public or private highways, toads, premises, parks, ‘utility lines including such lines in already-constructed tunnels. of other property. including land clearing, grading, excavating and filling. {(0)] (22) Construction device means any device designed and intended for use in ‘construction including. but not limited to any air compressor, pile driver. [manual tool] sledgehammer, bulldozer. pucunatic hammer, steam shovel. derrick, crane, steam ot electric hoist, onstruction vehicle or pneumatic or eleert 101 {()] (23) Construction material means any materal, regardless of composition, designed and customarily used in construction imchuding but not limited to any sails, pillas, columns, beams, bricks, looring, wall, ceiling or roofing material, gravel, sand, ‘cement or asphalt, {()] (24) Container means any receptacle, regardless of contents, manufactured from wood, metal, plastic, paper of any other material including but not Fimited to any Darel, basket, box, crate, tub, botle, can or refuse container 4 [69] (25) Decibelf. The decibel is one-tenth of a be. Thus, the decibel is a unit of level when the base of the logarithm is the tenth root of ten, and the quantities concerned are proportional to power] means the practical unit of measurement for sound pressure level; the mnber of decibels of a measured sound is equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the sound pressure to the pressure of a reference sowid (20 micropascais); abbreviated “dB [(2)] (26) Device means any mechanism which is intended to or which actually produces sound when operated or handled, {(aa)] (27) Department means the department of environmental protection. {0b)] 28) Dwelting means any building daily occupied in whole or in part as the temporary or pentanent residence of one or more natural persons, [(ce)] 29) Dynamic insertion loss means the difference between two sound pressure levels which are measured at the same point in space before and after a muffler is, inserted between the measurement point and the sound source undet operating ‘conditions. [(4a)] (20) Emergeney means a public calamity or an exposure of any person or property to imminent danger. [(ce)] (21) Emergency signal device means any gong, siren whistle, or siren or any air hom or any similar device the use of which on aufuorized emergency vehicles is permitted by subdivision twenty-six of section three hundred seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law. [2] (32) Exhaust source means a system which removes and transports air of gas from a device. (33) Extraneous sound is sound that is intense, intermittem, not represemattve of the relatively steady sound levels at a given location and not attributable to a source or sources under mvestganon for wolation af ths code, Such sound meludes but ws not limited to sirens of passing emergency vehicles, unusually loud motor vehicle braking (screeching) or exhaust noise, people shouting, animal vocalization, passing aircraft, hom honking, car door slamming and passing trains. Nonwithstanding the foregoing provision, sounds that are individually persistent or controlling of the sound level at a ‘given location shall not be considered to be extraneous sounds if they constitute more than 50 percent of the duration of an ambient or total sound Tevel measurement such as for example the sound of a passing aircraft at a specific location if airplanes regulariy ‘pass over such location and the proximity of such passing aircraft 10 the location, its ‘sound level, and the duration of such sound level, control the sound level at the given location at the time the sound source under investigatian is being measured. For the purposes of the enforcement of this cade, extraneows sounds are excluded when ‘measuring the ambient sound level at a given location end when measuring the sound level of « source or sources under investigation for violation of this code except where such sounds are themselves under investigation for violation of this code. (34) Impulsive sound is sound that is of short duraion, where each peak of sound lasts 2 seconds or less. The sound is characterized by abrupt onset and rapid decay. As used in this code, the term impulsive sound shall not inclcle music. [(ge)] (35) Internal combustion engine means a device for the production of eneray ‘by means of the combustion under pressure of fossil ful [hh] (36) Lawn care device means any device powered mechanically. by electricity. by gasoline. by diesel fuel or by any other fuel, which is intended to be used ‘ris actually used for the mowing of grass, the cutting or chipping of trees, tree roots or tree branches, or the clearing of leaves or other vegetation from lawns, sidewalks, public J streets ot public highways and shall include, but not be Lied to, such devices as lawn mowers and lawn mower attachments, lawn edgers, leaf lowers, leaf vacuums, mulchers and chippers (37) Lax means the maximum measured sound level at any instant tn time. [Gi] (38) Motor vehicle means any device which is propelled by an engine in or upon which a person or material may be transported on the ground and which is intended 10 be operated upon a public highway. [Gi)] (29) Muffler means an apparatus gencrally consisting of but not limited 10 a series of chambers or baffles forthe purpose of transmitting gases while reducing sound levels. [(kk) Noise means an erratic, intermittent, or statistically random oscillation.) [dD] 40) Owner means and includes the owner of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate thercin, or mortgagee thereof, a lessee or agent of any of the above persons, a lessee of a device or his or her agent, a tenant. operater, or any other person who has regular control ofa device or an apparatus. {¢anm)] (47) Paving breaker means any powered construction device intended to cut ‘ortrench pavement, subbase macadam, gravel, conetete or hard ground, [am)] (42) Person means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, firm, organization, govermmental agency. administration or department, ot any other sroup of individuals, or any officer or employee thereof (43) Personal audio device means a portable sound reproduction device as normally ‘and customarily used for personal purposes including but not limited 10 a personal ‘radio, phonograph, television receiver, tape recorder or compact dise player. For the ‘purposes of this definition such term shall include a sound reproduction device installed ‘nor operated from a motor vehicle whether or not portable. (24) Fiainty audible sound means any sound for winch any of the contem of that sound, such as, but not limited to comprehensible viusicai rhythms, & communicated to a ‘person using his or her unaided hearing faculties. For the purposes of the enforcement of this code, the detection of any component of music, Prcluding but not limited to the rhythmic bass by a person using his or her unaided hearing faculties is sufficient to verifi plainly audible sound. It is not necessary for such person to determine the title, specific words or artist of such music. In the case of moior vehicles the detection of the sound of a muffler or of an exhaust by a person using his or her wiaided hearing Faculties is sufficient to verify plainly audible sound. Flainly audible sound does not require measurement with a sound level meter. [(o0)] (45) Power tool means any device powered mechanically, by clecricity, by gasoline, by diesel fuel or by any other fuel, which is intended to be used or is actually ‘used for, but shall not be limited to, the performance of such functions as cutting, nailing, stapling, sawing, vacwoming or drilling. (46) Public right-ofway means a public highway, read, smeet, avenue, alley, driveway, path, sidewalk, roadhway or any other public plece or public way. [(pp)] 47) Railroad means a railroad, other than a rapid transit railroad or street railroad, operated for public use in the conveyance of persons of property for ‘compensation, with all bridges, ferries, tonels, equipment, switches, spurs, tracks, stations and terminal facilities used, operated or owned by or in connection therewith. [(aq)] (48) Rapid transit railroad means a rapid transit railroad used for local service in the transportation of passengers as a common carver for hire together with the appurtenances, facilities ond equipment thereof. 6 (49) Receiving property means real property, including but nor limited ro buildings, grounds, ofices and dwelling units, from which sound levels from sound sources outside ‘such property may be measured. For the purposes ofthis definition, individual offices or dwelling units within a building may constitute a receiving property. {(e)] (50) Refuse [compacting] collecrion vehicle means a motor vehicle designed or used to [compact and] remove, collec, or mansport refuse, solid waste or recyclables. [(ss)] (51) Sound means an oscillation in pressure. stress, particle displacement, particle velocity, ete, in a medium with internal forecs (e.z., elastic, viscous), or the supetposition of such propazatcd oscillation which evokes an anditory sensation {(@)] (52) Sound level meter means any instrument including @ microphone, an amplifier, an output meter, and frequency weighting networks for the measurement of noise and sound levels in a specified manner and which complies with standards established by the Amercian National Standards Institute specifications for sound level meters S1.4-1971, as amended or S1.4-1983, as amended. [ww] (53) Sound pressure level (decibels) means [& sound that is]an expression of the acoustic pressure calculated as twenty times the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio ‘of the root mean square of the pressure of the sound to the reference pressure, [2 x 10-4 microbars] 20 micropascals. [(vw)] (54) Sound reproduetion device means a device intended primarily for the production or reproduction of sound, including but not limited to any musical instrument, radio receiver, television receiver, tape recorder, phonograph ot electronic sound amplifying system. [(ovw)] (55) Sound signal means any sound produced by a sound signal device ‘designed to transmit information. Tisx)] (56) Sound sianal device means a device designed to produce a sound signal ‘when operated, including but not limited to any claxon, air horn, whistle, bell, gong, siren, but not an emergency signal device. [oy] (57) Sound source meaus any activity or device [as herein defined] that emits sound. {(22)] (58) This code means the New York city noise control code. (59) Total sound level means that measured sound level that represems the ‘combined sound level of the source or sources under investigation and the ambient ‘sound level. Total sound level measurements shall exclude extraneous sound sources, [aaa)] (60) Tunnel means an undereround passage Which is intended for use as a srilway. aqueduct, road, sewer or major utility artery [(obb)} 61) Tumeling means any activity necessary or incidental to the construction ‘of any tunel, inchuding the sinking of shafts to tunnel orto an intermediate level and the surface activities required to sink the shafts and construct the tunnel, [(cee))) (62) Unreasonable noise means any excessive or unusually loud sound that sturbs the peace, comfort or repose of a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, injures or endangers the health or safety of a reasonable rerson of normal sensitivities or ‘which causes injury to plant or animal life, or damage to property or busines, (63) Refuse collection facility. maams any: structure, building or other premises at which solid waste is received for the purpose of subsequent transfer to another location regariless of whether such Solid waste ts subject to aw processing or reduction in volume ar such structure, building or premises. Idd) Zone means any zone as defined inthe zonirg resolution of the city of New ‘York, except that zone shall not mean any ambient noise quality zone under subchapter five or subchapter six of this chapter of this code or any noise sensitive zone under subchapter four of this chapter of this code (Gad) Nursing home means a facility providing therein nursing care to sick, invalid infirm, disabled, or convalescent persons in addition to lodging and board or health- related service, or any combination of the foregoing, and in addition thereto, providing nursing care and health-related serviee, or either of them, to persons who are not ccenpants of the facility (cee) Audible status indicator means any sound reproduction device on a motor ‘vehicle that emits or causes to be emitted any contimious of near continuous sound for the purpose of waming that an audible burglar alarm has been installed on such motor vehicle and is operational or for creating the appearane: that such an alarm has been installed on such motor vehicle and is operational. §3. Sections 24-204, 24-205, 24-206 and 24-207 of the administrative code of the city of New York, sections 24-204, 24-205 and 24-207 as amended by local law number 18 for the year 1993, are amended to read as follows: §24-204 General powers of the commissioner. (a) Subject to the provisions ofthis ‘code, the commissioner may take such action as may be necessary to abate a sound source which causes or may cause. by itself or in combination with any other sound source or sources, an unreasonable Or prohibited noise. The commissioner may exercise ‘or delegate any of the functions, powers and duties vested in him or her or in the department by this code. (b) The commissioner shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this code, including, without limitation, rales seting forth specifications for the operation, installation, best available technolog:, or manufacture of sound ‘generating eauipment or devices, or sound mitigation eauipment or devices. (0) he commissioner shall promulgate such rules cs are necessary with regard 10 standards and procedures to be followed in the measurement of sound pressure levels governed by the provisions of ths code, provided that such standards and procedures ‘are substantialty in compliance with any sinilar standards and procedures promulgated by the American National Standards Institute, Imemational Standards Organization, ‘Society of Automotive Engineers, Compressed Air and Gas Institute, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, American Refrigeration Institue or any generally recognized professional standard-setting organtzation. (d) The potice department, as well as other agencies of the city designated by the ‘commissioner, shall have the authority to enforce the previsions af this code and police officers and designated employees of the department and of such other city agencies shall have the power to Issue summonses, appearance tickets and notices of violation for violations af this code, §24-205 Investigations and studies by the commissioner. (a) The commissioner may ake or cause to be made any investigation or study swhich in his or her opinion is ‘desirable for the purpose of enforcing this code or controlling or abating an tmreasonabe ‘or prohibited noise. For such purposes, the commissiouet may make tests, conduct hheatings, compel the attendance of witiesce:, and take ‘heir testimony under oath and may compel the production of books, papers and other things reasonably necessary tothe matter under consideration, (6) The commissioner shail study and propose straiegies to control and/or reduce sound levels associated with airports, rapid transit and railroad operations and within ‘ncenns-four months of the effective date of this section siall report to the mayor his or 8 her findings and recommendations, spectfically identifving those recommendations that ‘may only be implemented through state or federal legislation or rules. (©) The commissioner, in conjunction with the police department, shall study noise abatement sirategies for audible motor vehicle burglar alarms and within twenty-four months of the effective date of this section shall report te the mayor his or her findings and recommendations. (@) The commissioner, in conjunction withthe police department, shall study on an “ongoing basis emerging technology in acoustical measurement and shail periodically report to the mayor his or her findings and recommendations regarding the testing and Potential use of equipment for enforcement of this code. In conjunction with such study, ‘he commissioner may fsswe a request for expressions of interest to determine new: ant ‘emerging technological solutions for accurate and efficient measurement of sounds as ‘enumerated in this code. (©) The conmissioner shail study the impact of motor vehicle back-up warning devices installed on motor vehicles on ambient sound levels and within twenty-four months of the effective date of this section shall report to the mayor his or her findings ‘and recommendations, specifically identifving those recommendations that may only be implemented through state or federal legislation. §24-206 Testing by order of the commissioner. (a) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that any device is in violation of this code, the commissioner ay order the owner of the device fo conciuct such tests as are necessary inthe opinion of the commissioner to determine whether the device or its operation isin violation of this ‘code and to submit the test results to the commissioner within ten days after the tests are completed. (b) Such tests shall be conducted in a manner approved by the commissioner. If any ‘art of the testis conducted ata place other than the site where the device is located, that part of the test shall be cettfied by a laboratory acceptable to the commissioner. The ‘commissioner may require thatthe entire test results shall be reviewed and certified by (i) a professional engineer with acoustical experience as specified in the rules of the department or (i) a noise consultant with qualifications af education andor acoustical ‘experience as set forth inthe rules af the department (©) [The owner shall notify the commissioner ofthe time and place of atest atleast seven days before the commencement of such test, Reavonable facilites shall be made available for the commissioner to witness the test (@)] If in the opinion of the commissioner, tests by the department are necessary, the ‘commissioner may order the ovmer to provide such access to the device as the ‘commissioner may reasonably request, to provide a povser source suitable to the points of testing, and to provide allied facilities, exclusive of sound level meter. These provisions shall be made at the expense of the owner of the device. The owner shall be fummished ‘with copies ofthe analytical results of the data collected. (@) Y after the analysis of such testing, it ts determined by the commissioner that such device or devices generate sound levels that exceed the limits of this code, the commissioner may’ make recommendations for modifications andior mitigation measures to bring such device or dexices into compliance. (€) The commissioner may issue a separate notice of violation for every 24-hour of noncompliance with the orders of the commissioner issued pursuant fo this ‘section. 9 §24-207 Inspection. (@) The department may inspect at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner any device which creates or may create unreasonable or probibited noise including but not limited to the premises where the device is used. (b) The department may inspect at amy reasonable time and in a reasonable manner any record relating to a use of a device which creates ar may create unreasonable or prohibited noise. (€) No person shall refuse entry or access into the public areas of a multiple dwelling ‘or a place of business to an authorized employce of the Jepartment or other authorized ‘city employee who presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person refuse entry oF access into any other portion of a [premise]premises to an authorized employee of the ‘department or other authorized city employee who presents appropriate credentials and a [search] warrant for such inspection. (@) No person shall refuse to allow an authorized employee of the department or ‘other authorized city employee who presents appropriate credentials to perform ‘reasonable sound testing on any device or devices, incluiing but not limited to requiring the temporary shuting down of said device or devices for the purposes of such testing. ‘except that upon a showing that the inspection would produce a noticeable interruption of services that would cause discomfort to employees or eustomers or require a building ‘engineer or other professional to work with the equipment, such authorized employee shall reschedule the inspection for a more convenient time. ‘$4. Subdivision (a) of section 24-208 of such code is amended to read as follows: (@) The commissioner may require the written registration of air compressors, paving breakers, refuse compacting Vehicles and rapid transit railroads, ineluding but not limited to its rolling stock. track and trackbeds, passenger stations, circulation devices rated 300,000 BTUs or higher. nels, elevated structures, yards, depots and garages. A period of sixty days shall be allowed for the filing of such registration measured from the date such registration is required by the commissioner or with respect to devices installed after such requirement is instituted measured from the date of installation. ‘However, in cases of emergency, the commissioner may designate a shorter period of time. §5. Section 24-211 of such code is amended to read es follows: 524-211 Display of permits] and certificates [and other notices; removal or mutilation prohibited). Any tunneling permit or certificate requited by this code shall be ‘splayed in the vicinity of the device on the premises designated on the tunneling permit ‘or certificate or in the vicinity of the place where the device will be operated or supervised. §6. Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section 24-213 of such code is amended t0 read as follows: (() Either by mailing the notice, order or decision directed to the person at his or her principal place of business or home adress: or $7. Section 24-217 of such code is amended to read es follows: §24-217 Exemptions. The provisions of this code shall not apply to the operation or ‘use of any organ, bell, chimes or other similar instrament [by] from on or within any ‘church, synagogue, mosque or [school] other house of worship. §8. Such code is amended by adding a new section 24-217.1 to read as follows: §24-217.1 Measurements. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all sound level ‘measurements under this code shall be taken in Lmax with the sound level meter set 10 slow response. 10 §9. Section 24-218 of such code, as amended by local law number 18 for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows: §24-218 General prohibition. (a) No person shall eke, continue or cause ot pesmit to be mde or continued any unreasonable noise, except that this section shall not apply to any sound from any source where the decibel level of such sound is within the limits prescribed by another section of this ttle and where there is compliance with all other applicable requirements of law with respect to such sound} (@) Unreasonable noise shall include Bit shall not Pe limited to sound, attribwable to any device, that exceeds the following prohibited noise levels: (2) Sound, other than impulsive sound, arribuiable to the source, measured at a level of 7 dB(A) or more above the ambient sound level ai or afier 10:00 p.m. and before 7-00 am, as measured at any point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 feet or more from the source on a public right-of-way: (2) Sound, other than impulsive sound, arributable to the source, measured at a level of 10 aB(4) or more above the ambient sound level ator afer 7:00 a.m. and before 10:00 p.m., as measured at any point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 fet or more from the source on a public right-of-way: (3) Inpuisive sound, attributable o the source, measured at a level of 15 dB(A) or ‘more above the ambient sound level, as measured at any’ point within a receiving property or as measured at a distance of 15 feet or mote from the source on a public rightof-wey. Impulsive sound levels shall be measured in he A-welghiing nerwork with the sound level meter set to fast response. The ambient sound fevel shall be taken tn the

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