It shall be unlawful for any person residing in, conducting business
in or operating a facility in the Borough of Maywood to make any loud, unnecessary
or unusual noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort,
repose, health or safety of others within the limits of Maywood or the adjacent
communities by land or water.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DAYTIME
The hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., inclusive.
DECIBEL
1/10 of a bel and expresses the ratio of two values of power, the
number of "decibels" being 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the power
ratio.
NIGHTTIME
The hours between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., inclusive.
No person shall refuse, obstruct, hinder, delay or interfere with, by
force or otherwise, the performance of the Health Officer or his designated
representative of any duty or testing under the provisions of this Article
or of any amendments or supplements thereof hereafter or refuse to permit
such personnel to perform their duties by refusing them, upon proper identification
or presentation of a written order of the Health Department, entrance to any
premises at reasonable hours.
There shall be exempt from prohibitions of this Article sounds created
by normal governmental operations, traffic sounds, as regulated by New Jersey
Statutes and/or the Division of Motor Vehicles, and sounds by emergency apparatus
or emergency activities.