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§ 290-6 Noise level measurement procedures.
§ 290-7 Noise levels; standards; sources.
§ 290-9 Penalties for offenses.
Alarm systems — See Ch. 168.
Building construction — See Ch. 183.
Fireworks — See Ch. 219.
Solid waste — See Ch. 331.
Excavations of streets and highways — See Ch. 339.
Inadequately controlled noise presents a growing danger to the health and welfare of the residents of the Town of Orange.
The residents of the Town of Orange have a right and should be ensured an environment free from excessive sound and vibration that may jeopardize their health, safety, or welfare, or degrade the quality of life.
Certain activities by their nature create excessive noise and vibration, which, if left unregulated, affect the health, safety, welfare and quality of life of the residents of the Town of Orange.
The Town of Orange seeks to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety, welfare and quality of life of its residents by the regulation of certain uses, which, by their nature, create excessive noise.
The objective of this chapter shall be to make it unlawful for any person to make, or continue to cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.
Noise which exists at a point as a result of the combination of many distant sources, individually indistinguishable. In statistical terms, it is the level which is exceeded 90% of the time (L90) in which the measurement is taken.
Those areas within the Commercial District, which are within 150 feet of a residential building within the Town, provided that the residential building preexisted the specific use within the business zone. The one-hundred-fifty-foot measurement shall be taken from the source of the noise generation to the closest point of the foundation of the residential building.
The Chief of Police of the Town of Orange or his/her designated officer or officers.
The area of the Town of Orange designated by § 383-15 of the Zoning Regulations for the Town of Orange as "Commercial C-1 District," "Commercial C-2 District" and "Local Shopping Center LSC District" and established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Orange, Connecticut," dated June 21, 1971, revised August 25, 1971, including any special maps and boundary descriptions supplementary thereto and any amendments thereof. Within the Commercial District, there shall be a Business Zone as hereinabove defined.
Any and all physical activity of the site necessary or incidental to the erection, placement, demolishing, assembling, altering, blasting, cleaning, repairing, installing or equipping of buildings or other structures, roads, premises, parks, utility lines or other property, and shall include but not be limited to land clearing, grading, excavating, filling and paving except for any such activities with respect to public highways or roads.
The hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Sunday.
A unit of measurement of the sound level, the symbol for which is dB.
The person who creates, causes to be created or allows the noise.
Any sound, the intensity of which exceeds the standards set forth in this chapter.
A device with an audible signal which, when activated, indicates intrusion by an unauthorized person.
The A-weighted sound pressure level exceeded 90% of the time period during which measurement was made.
The area of the Town of Orange designated by § 383-15 of the Zoning Regulations for the Town of Orange as "Light Industrial District No. 1", "Light Industrial District No. 2" and "Light Industrial District No. 3" and established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Orange, Connecticut," dated June 21, 1971, revised August 25, 1971, including any special maps and boundary descriptions supplementary thereto and any amendments thereof.
A vehicle as defined in Connecticut General Statutes Section 14-1(51).
The hours between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday evening through Saturday morning, and between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. Saturday evening through Sunday morning.
A frequency weighted sound pressure level as measured with a sound level meter using the A-weighting network. The level so read is designated dBA.
The area of the Town of Orange designated by § 383-15 of the Zoning Regulations for the Town of Orange as "Office Park District" and "Business Office Park District" and established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Orange, Connecticut," dated June 21, 1971, revised August 25, 1971, including any special maps and boundary descriptions supplementary thereto and any amendments thereof.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, municipality, agency, or political or administrative subdivision of the state or other legal entity of any kind.
Any building, structure, land, or portion thereof, including all appurtenances, owned or controlled by a person.
All engine- or motor-powered tools and equipment used occasionally in the repair and upkeep of exterior property and including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, riding tractors, wood chippers, power saws and leaf blowers.
A device, either stationary or mobile, producing an audible signal associated with a set of circumstances involving actual or imminent danger to persons or damage to property which demands immediate action.
All activity related to the clearing, cleaning, repair and upkeep of public roads, sidewalks, sewers, water mains, utilities and publicly owned property.
The person who receives the noise impact.
The area of the Town of Orange designated by § 383-15 of the Zoning Regulations for the Town of Orange and established as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the Town of Orange, Connecticut," dated June 21,1971, revised August 25, 1971, including any special maps and boundary descriptions supplementary thereto and any amendments thereof.
A transmission of energy through solid, liquid or gaseous media in the form of vibrations which constitute alterations in pressure or position of the particles in the medium and which, in air, evoke physiological sensations, including, but not limited to, an auditory response when impinging on the ear.
An instrument used to measure sound pressure levels. A sound level meter shall conform, as a minimum, to the operational specifications of the American National Standards Institute for sound level meters ANSI S1.4-1983 (R 1997) (Type 1).
Twenty times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of a sound to the reference pressure of 20 micro Pascals, expressed in decibel (dB) units.
The duly appointed Zoning Enforcement Officer of the Town of Orange or his or her designee.
The sound made by any wild animal without amplification.
A bell or chime from any building clock, school or church.
A public emergency sound signal.
Noise created by the operation of properly maintained and properly functioning property maintenance equipment between daytime hours.
Noise generated by any equipment used in construction and operated outside of a fully enclosed building or structure or by the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work or for cleaning and sweeping operations between daytime hours.
Noise created by any recreational activities which are sanctioned by the Town, including, but not limited to, parades, concerts and firework displays. Any equipment related to such recreational activities shall be properly maintained and properly functioning.
Noise created by a refuse collection vehicle designed for the mechanical lifting and dumping of dumpsters or other trash containers or a vehicle designed for cleaning or sweeping operations within the Town between daytime hours.
Noise created by a properly maintained and properly functioning fire or intrusion alarm, which from time of activation of the audible signal emits noise for a period of time not exceeding 10 minutes when such alarm is attached to a vehicle or 30 minutes when attached to any building or structure.
Noise created by public facility maintenance between daytime hours.
Noise created by snow removal, provided that such equipment shall be maintained in good repair so as to minimize noise, and noise discharge from exhausts shall be adequately muffled to prevent loud and/or explosive noises therefrom.
Noise generated by an authorized municipal or state construction project that occurs during daytime hours or nighttime hours.
A person conducting sound measurements shall have been trained in the techniques and principles of sound-measuring equipment and instrumentation.
Instruments used to determine sound level measurements shall be sound level meters as defined in this chapter.
Measurements to determine compliance with this chapter shall, in those cases where a receptor is an abutter to the emitter, be taken at a point that is located more or less one foot beyond the boundary of the emitter's premises and at a point within the receptor's premises. In those cases where the receptor is not an abutter to the emitter, measurements to determine compliance with this chapter shall be taken at a point that is located more or less one foot within the boundary of the receptor's premises.
The person conducting the testing shall prepare a written report to include, but not necessarily be limited to, such information as date, time, location, observation of conditions of the environment, such as identification of noise source, weather, traffic and other pertinent data.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer is charged with assisting in training efforts and with assisting emitters in their efforts to comply with the standards set forth herein.
The Town Planner and the Zoning Enforcement Officer are charged with the review of development proposals during the administrative review process to determine the potential for violation of this chapter and to assist potential emitters in their efforts to comply with the standards set forth herein.
Noise levels. It shall be unlawful for any person to emit or cause to be emitted any noise beyond the boundaries of his premises in excess of the noise levels established in this chapter.
Noise level standards. No person shall emit noise exceeding the levels stated herein.
Background noise and impulse noise.
In those individual cases where the background noise levels caused by sources not subject to this chapter exceed the standards contained herein, a source shall be considered to cause excessive noise if the noise emitted by such source exceeds the background noise levels by five dBA, provided that no source subject to this chapter shall emit noise in excess of 80 dBA at any time, and provided that this subsection shall not be interpreted as decreasing the noise level standards of this chapter.
No person shall cause or allow the emission of impulse noise in excess of 80 dB peak sound pressure level during nighttime hours.
No person shall cause or allow the emission of impulse noise in excess of 100 dB peak sound pressure level at any time.
Short-term noise. In measuring compliance with the noise level standards, the following short-term noise level excursions over the noise level standards established by this chapter shall be allowed, and measurements within these ranges of established standards shall constitute compliance therewith.
Existing noise sources. Existing noise sources constructed between January 1, 1960, and June 15, 1978, shall be provided a permanent five-dBA maximum noise level allowance over levels otherwise herein required regardless of subsequent changes in ownership or facility utilization processes at the location of the existing noise source. Existing noise sources constructed prior to 1960 shall be provided a permanent ten-dBA maximum noise level allowance over levels otherwise herein required regardless of subsequent changes in ownership or facility utilization processes at the location of the existing noise source.
All motor vehicles and recreational vehicles operated within the limits of the Town of Orange shall be subject to the noise standards and decibel levels as set forth in Section 14-80a-4a of the regulations of the State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, entitled "Allowable noise levels."
No sound-amplifying devices on or within motor vehicles or recreational vehicles shall emit noise in excess of the noise levels as specified in this chapter.
Existing state law. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the powers of the police to enforce applicable state laws, including, but not limited to, breach of the peace, motor vehicle noise, or recreational vehicle noise.
The Chief of Police shall enforce the provisions of this chapter upon the complaint of an affected party or upon the discovery of an on-sight violation of this chapter.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to arrest and prosecution by the proper authorities and may be fined $100 for each offense. Each day in which violation of this chapter shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.

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