19 results for “noise ordinance” · proposal
19 results for “noise ordinance” · proposal
On April 17, 2023, the Albany Common Council supported legislation including Local Law D of 2023, which restores a December 31, 2025 sunset date to the city's curbside waste collection fee that was originally planned to expire in 2019. The Council also advanced two ordinances addressing unnecessary noises and solid waste management (including increased fees and modified notice requirements for repeat violations), along with three resolutions commemorating Earth Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Albert "Al" De Salvo. The legislation has no fiscal impact and was approved as to form on April 6, 2023.
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This ordinance establishes noise regulations for Oklahoma City by declaring excessive noise a public nuisance and detriment to public health and safety. The document defines key terms used in noise enforcement, including ambient sound pressure level (measured as L90, the noise level exceeded 90 percent of the time over a 10–30 minute period), A-weighted sound level (measured in dB(A)), continuous sound (any sound lasting six minutes or more), and decibel as the unit of measurement. The ordinance specifies that construction excludes demolition activities and establishes definitions for mechanical devices used in noise assessment, though the full text is incomplete. The findings declare that noise levels in the City have increased over time and that scientific methods exist to measure and abate excessive noise as a matter of public policy and legislative determination.
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The document establishes Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish noise ordinance regulations, codified in Chapter 2 of Title 12. Section 12:100 prohibits any loud and raucous noise that is offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities and interferes with public peace, comfort, or property enjoyment. Section 12:101 enumerates specific violations including abusive or vulgar language in public places tending to incite immediate breach of peace; playing radios, phonographs, musical instruments, or sound-producing devices from stationary or vehicle locations at volumes that disturb residents or the public; improper use of vehicle horns except as danger signals; operation of vehicles emitting loud grinding or rattling noise; and discharge of steam whistles or engine exhaust into open air outside permitted circumstances. The current noise chapter was adopted by Ordinance No. 11697 on March 22, 2000, repealing prior noise regulations dating to 1951 and 1962.
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This document outlines East Baton Rouge Parish ordinances governing the sale and service of beverage alcohol and tobacco. On-premises consumption license holders (Class A and R) must operate between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to midnight on Sunday; off-premises consumption license holders (Class B) operate 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. It is a criminal offense to dispense alcoholic beverages between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday sales are permitted only at motels, hotels, convention facilities, riverboats, restaurants, and private clubs serving members and guests between 11:00 a.m. and midnight, with package goods sales prohibited during these hours. The ordinance also establishes requirements for noise regulation, property maintenance in litter-free condition, and zoning compliance for alcohol service establishments.
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Ordinance 13757 amends the Des Moines Municipal Code to establish noise regulations by repealing and re-enacting Sections 16-139, 16-140, and 16-144. The ordinance prohibits noise disturbances and sets maximum permissible sound levels based on zoning category and time of day, ranging from 50-75 decibels (dBA) depending on whether the receiving land use is residential, commercial, industrial, or a noise-sensitive area. The regulations include exemptions for emergency signaling devices, amplified sound, motorized vehicles, construction, and certain domestic power tools operating between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.
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Ordinance 14808, adopted by Des Moines City Council on November 10, 2008, amends the municipal code to regulate sound system operation in motor vehicles on public streets and places. The ordinance prohibits operating vehicle sound systems at levels clearly detectable at 50 feet during daytime hours (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) or at 25 feet during nighttime hours (7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.), establishing noise control standards for vehicle-based sound systems.
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The Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Newark, codified in Chapter 20, establishes definitions and regulatory framework for noise control within the city. The ordinance replaced a prior 1966 noise control ordinance (R.O. 1966 § 17:31) through Ordinance 6 S+FH, 62586. Key definitions establish measurement standards using A-weighted sound levels in decibels (dBA) as measured by sound level meters, with reference pressure of twenty micropascals. The ordinance defines regulated categories including commercial operations, construction, demolition, emergency work, hospital quiet zones (within 500 feet of hospital boundaries), industrial areas, and mobile sources, with specific inclusions and exclusions noted for each category.
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Ordinance No. 14,746 amends the Des Moines Municipal Code by repealing the previous Article IV on Noise Pollution (Sections 42-246 through 42-270) and replacing it with a new Article IV on Noise Control (Sections 42-246 through 42-267). The ordinance establishes technical definitions and standards for noise regulation in the city, including definitions of key terms such as ambient sound level, A-weighted sound level, decibel measurements, and emergency work, with technical terminology to be obtained from American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publications where not otherwise defined.
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This ordinance amends Section 12:101 of the Baton Rouge City and East Baton Rouge Parish Code to regulate noise violations by specifying enumerated acts that create loud and raucous noise. The amendment adds a time restriction on construction work noise, prohibiting such noise in or adjacent to residential areas outside the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, except when urgent public safety necessity requires permission from the director of public works. The ordinance defines "construction work" to include erection, excavation, and demolition activities. Other regulated noise sources include abusive or profane language in public places, sound-producing devices from stationary locations and vehicles, vehicle horns, malfunctioning vehicles, steam whistles, and engine exhausts without proper mufflers.
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Columbia Charter Township in Jackson County, Michigan proposed a Short-Term Rental Ordinance designed to regulate short-term rental properties while preserving the township's residential, lake living, and agricultural character. The ordinance addresses community concerns about noise, disorderly conduct, overcrowding, traffic, parking, and potential loss of neighborhood character, while recognizing that short-term rentals provide community benefits through expanded lodging options and owner revenue. The ordinance applies to the rental of entire dwelling units on a short-term basis throughout the township outside Village of Brooklyn limits, and excludes owner-occupied rentals, bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels, marinas, and senior care facilities, with all requirements intended to supplement existing zoning ordinance requirements.
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The City of Worcester proposes an ordinance to regulate excessive and unreasonable noise, establishing that unnecessary noise poses significant threats to public health, safety, welfare, and quality of life, including hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and anxiety. The ordinance declares it public policy to reduce ambient noise levels to safe and reasonable levels throughout the city, citing Massachusetts constitutional protections against excessive noise. The document provides technical definitions for noise measurement standards (A-weighted sound levels measured in dB(a)), ambient noise baselines, devices, motorcycles, motor vehicles, and persons subject to the regulation.
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