No person shall operate or permit to be operated
in a zoning district, as defined in the New Rochelle Zoning Ordinance,[1] any device that produces a sound level exceeding the limitations in Article IV. The measurement of any sound or noise shall be made with a sound-level meter using an A-scale decibel level. The measurement shall be conducted at the property line on which such noise is generated or perceived, whichever is appropriate in a residential district, or at the boundary lines of the receiving land use district. The provisions of Article IV shall not apply to areas of federal preemptions.
A.
During the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., noise
levels within any residential zoned district shall not exceed 65 db(A)
or an L10 in excess of 60 db(A).
B.
During the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., noise
levels within any residential zoned district shall not exceed 55 db(A)
or an L in excess of 50 db(A)
D.
During the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., no person shall make, continue or cause or permit to be made or continued any unreasonable noise as defined in § 213-3 of this chapter notwithstanding whether or not such noise exceeds the decibel levels provided in this section.
[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 272-1997]
[Amended 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 272-1997]
A.
Noise levels within any commercial/retail zoned districts
shall not exceed 65 db(A) or an L10 of 60 db(A).
A.
Noise levels within any manufacturing zoned districts
shall not exceed 70 db(A) for a duration of 24 hours per day. (EPA
recommendation.)
B.
At no point on the boundary of a residential zoned
district shall the sound level of any manufacturing operation exceed
the following L levels:
|
District
|
Measured
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
|
M-1
|
At residential district boundary
|
60 db(A)
|
|
M-2
|
At residential district boundary
|
60 db(A)
|
|
M-3
|
At residential district boundary
|
65 db(A)
|
C.
At no point on the boundary of a commercial/retail
district shall the sound level of any manufacturing operation exceed
the following L10 levels:
|
District
|
Measured
|
Level
|
|---|---|---|
|
M-1
|
At commercial district boundary
|
65 db(A)
|
|
M-2
|
At commercial district boundary
|
65 db(A)
|
|
M-3
|
At commercial district boundary
|
65 db(A)
|
|
(Noise regulations for workers in manufacturing
districts are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.)
|
D.
During the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., no person shall make, continue or cause or permit to be made or continued any unreasonable noise as defined in § 213-3 of this chapter notwithstanding whether or not such noise exceeds the decibel levels provided in this section.
[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 272-1997]
[Amended 3-19-2002 by Ord. No. 53-2002]
No person shall conduct, or permit to be conducted,
construction activities in a manner as to produce a sound level exceeding
the limitations in this section. Construction activities shall be
defined as the erection, construction, reconstruction, demolition,
or major repair of buildings: the excavation, clearing, filling, or
grading of land; or the placement or removal of earth, stone or building
material.
A.
Residential zoned districts.
(1)
From 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, noise levels
from a construction site shall not exceed an L10 of 70 db(A) when measured at a distance of 400 feet from the construction
site.
(2)
From 5:00 p.m. Sunday to 8:00 a.m. Monday; from 7:00
p.m. Monday to 8:00 a.m. Tuesday; from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Tuesday
through Thursday: from 7:00 p.m. Thursday to 8:00 a.m. Friday; from
7:00 p.m. Friday to 10:00 a.m. Saturday; from 5:00 p.m. Saturday to
10:00 a.m. Sunday; and from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on state legal
holidays, noise emanating from construction sites shall not be unreasonable.
A noise level shall be presumed unreasonable for the purpose of this
subsection if it can be heard beyond the perimeter of the property
from which it originates.
B.
Commercial/retail zoned districts. During normal business
hours noise levels shall not exceed L10 of
75 db(A) when measured at a distance of 400 feet from the construction
site; during other than normal business hours noise levels shall not
exceed an L10 of 80 db(A) when measured at
a distance of 400 feet from the construction site.
C.
Manufacturing/zoned districts. During a 24 hour period,
noise levels shall not exceed 80 db(A) when measured at the construction
site boundary. (New York State recommendation. Construction workers
are protected by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.)
[Amended 9-16-1998 by Ord. No. 234-1998]
No person shall cause or permit the creation
of any noise exceeding 55 db(A) on any street, sidewalk or public
place adjacent to any school, church, senior citizen center or authorized
day-care center while in use, or adjacent to any hospital at any time,
provided that signs are displayed so as to identify such zones.
