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Several states have maximum permissible land use sound levels in dB(A). Most have Day and Night periods and three use categories: residential, Commercial and Industrial. Washington [vague] (Chapter 70.107) sets maximum levels in dB(A) but allows 5 dB(A) more if the sound is only 15 minutes in an hour, or 10 dB(A) for 5 minutes in an hour ...
The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of ...
Aug. 13—Members of the Oversight Committee learned that the city's noise ordinance is virtually unenforceable, a fact which residents have long decried as they struggle to live with loud ...
“The dB(C) sound scale measures high and low frequencies typically heard at entertainment venues.” According to the noise ordinance, acceptable noise levels are: Sunday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m ...
The European Parliament and Council directive require noise levels to be reduced or eliminated using administrative and engineering controls. This directive requires lower exposure action levels of 80 dBA for 8 hours with 135 dB peak SPL, along with upper exposure action levels of 85 dBA for 8 hours with 137 peak dBSPL.
The county restricts overnight sounds to 50 decibels in residential areas and 75 decibels in industrial areas. ... Under the Pitt County noise ordinance, violators may be charged with a ...
The day-night average sound level (Ldn or DNL) is the average noise level over a 24-hour period. The noise level measurements between the hours of 22:00 and 07:00 are artificially increased by 10 dB before averaging. This noise is weighted to take into account the decrease in community background noise of 10 dB during this period.
A reader asks if the noise ordinance can help regulate the sound of gunfire in Asheville and Buncombe County.