Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words
and phrases shall be construed through this section to have the meanings
herein indicated:
CYCLE
An interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring
succession of events or phenomena is completed.
CYCLIC
The characteristic of repeating in a cycle.
DEMOLITION
Any dismantling, destruction and/or removal of buildings,
structures and/or roadways.
EMERGENCY WORK
Any work or action necessary to deliver essential public
services, including, but not limited to, repairing water, gas, electricity,
telephone, sewer or public transportation facilities, removing fallen
trees on public rights-of-way, or abating unsafe conditions.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle that is propelled other than by human or animal
power on land.
MUFFLER
A properly functioning sound-dissipative device or system
for abating the sound of escaping gases on equipment where such a
device is part of the normal configuration of the equipment.
MULTI-DWELLING-UNIT BUILDING
Any building comprising two or more dwelling units, including,
but not limited to, apartments, condominiums, co-ops, multiple-family
houses, townhouses and attached residences.
MULTIUSE PROPERTY
Any distinct parcel of land that is used for more than one
category of activity. Examples include, but are not limited to, a
commercial, residential, industrial or public service property having
boilers, incinerators, elevators, automatic garage doors, air conditioners,
laundry rooms, utility provisions or health and recreational facilities,
or other similar devices or areas, either in the interior or on the
exterior of the building, which may be a source of elevated sound
levels at another category on the same parcel of land; or a building,
which is both commercial (usually on the ground floor) and residential,
with the residential property located above, behind, below or adjacent.
NOISE CONTROL OFFICER
Each and every Township Code Enforcement Officer and each
and every law enforcement officer authorized to act as such in the
Township.
PLAINLY AUDIBLE
Any sound that can be detected by a person using his or her
unaided hearing faculties; a sound level of 60 dBA or more. As an
example, if the sound source under investigation is a portable or
personal vehicular sound amplification or reproduction device, the
detection of the rhythmic bass component of the music is sufficient
to verify plainly audible sound. The listener need not be able to
determine the title, specific words or the artist performing the song.
PUBLIC SPACE
Any real property or structures thereon that are owned, leased
or controlled by a governmental entity for public purpose.
REAL PROPERTY LINE
Either the imaginary line, including its vertical extension,
that separates one parcel of real property from another; or the vertical
and horizontal boundaries of a dwelling unit that is part of a multi-dwelling-unit
building; or, on a multiuse property, the interface between the two
portions of the property on which different categories of activity
are being performed (e.g., if the multiuse property is a building
which has residential and commercial uses, then the real property
line would be the interface between the residential area and the commercial
area).
TOWNSHIP
The Township of East Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Depending upon its usage, the term may refer to the government of
the Township, the geographic area of the Township, or both.
WEEKDAY
Any day that is not a federal holiday, a Saturday or Sunday,
and beginning on Monday at 7:00 a.m. and ending on the following Friday
at 6:00 p.m.
WEEKEND
Beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and ending on the following
Monday at 7:00 a.m. and any federal holiday.