Ordinance 1976-017 Amendment Noise OrdinanceORDINANCE N0. 17-76
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
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AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH CODE BY CHANGING
THE NOISE CONTROL MEASUREMENT STANDARDS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE
STANDARDS AND BY AMENDING STANDARDS CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 20 of Chapter 22 of the Village of North
Palm Beach Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 22-20. NOISE CONTROL MEASUREMENT STANDARDS OTHER THAN
MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE STANDARDS
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The noise from any activity or from any permissible
use of property within the meaning of the applicable
zoning district classifications of the Village of
North Palm Beach, Florida, shall be deemed to be excessive,
unnecessary, offensive and unusually loud if the total noise
level as measured on the A-scale due to both ambient noise
level and the alleged source of the unnecessary, offensive
or excessive noise exceeds the noise levels which are herein
prescribed, the measurement of which is based upon decibels,
iie. 0.0002 microbar, and day conditions referring to the
time between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. and night conditions
referring to the time between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. All
such measurements as well as the method employed shall be
consistent with the regulations of the American National
Standards Institute or its successor bodies and shall represent
the A-weighted sound pressure level which is exceeded 50
percent of the time (L 50) during the observation period as
described in Section 22-2 (1) of this chapter.
(1) At no point on the boundary of or within a
residential area zoned R-1, R-2 or R-3, according to
the zoning code of the Village of North Palm Beach and
official zoning map of the Village and as a result of any
noise source outside of the property in question may the follow-
ing sound pressure levels be exceeded:
Day: 55 dBA Night: 50 dBA
(2) At no point on the boundary of or within the
area zoned C-1, C-2, C-A or C-lA, according to the
zoning code of the Village and official zoning map of
the Village may the following sound pressure levels be
exceeded as a result of any noise outside the property
in question:
Day: 60 dBA Night: 60 dBA
(3) For any source of sound which emits a discrete tone,
the sound level limits set in Sections 22-20(1) through (3)
shall be reduced by 5 dB.
(4) For any source o£ sound measured at the source,
the maximum sound levels shall not exceed the sound level
limits in Sections 22-20(1) through (3) by:
i. 10 dBA from 7:00 A,M. to 10:00 P,M. in
a residential area.
ii. 5 dBA from 10:00 P,M. to 7:00 A.M, in
' a residential area.
iii, 10 dBA at all times in commercial, manu-
facturing, industrial or agricultural land
use work."
Section Z, The second to the last sentence of Section 13
(1) of Chapter 22 of the Village of North Palm Beach Code which reads
as follows is hereby deleted, to wit:
"During such periods of emergency activities and
during the normal construction hours of 8:00 A.M,
to 8:00 P,M., the noise levels generated by con-
struction activities shall not exceed 75 dBA for
more than 10% of the time when measured at a
distance of 50 feet from the construction site,"
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 9 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1976.
' PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 23 DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1976.
/s/ M. C. Love, Jr.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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