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Timestamp: 2019-12-05 17:40:20
Document Index: 725851869

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266', '§ 266']

Township of Mount Olive, NJ Noise
§ 266-1 Declaration of findings and policy.
§ 266-4 Exemptions.
§ 266-5 Enforcement officers.
§ 266-6 Measurement protocols.
§ 266-7 Maximum permissible sound levels.
§ 266-8 Sound production devices.
§ 266-9 Restricted uses and activities.
§ 266-10 Motor vehicles.
§ 266-11 Enforcement.
§ 266-12 Consistency, severability and repealer.
Chapter 266 Noise
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Mount Olive 6-15-2016 by Ord. No. BOH[1]; amended in its entirety 10-18-2017 by Ord. No. BOH 2017-17. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Peace and good order – See Ch. 290.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 266, Noise, adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Mount Olive as follows: Art. I, Hours of Operation for Industrial Activities, adopted 2-12-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85 (Ch. 160, Art. I, of the 1990 Code), as amended, and Art. II, General Provisions, adopted 9-26-1989 by Ord. No. 23-89 (Ch. 160, Art. II, of the 1990 Code), as amended. This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 160, but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
Whereas excessive sound is a serious hazard to the public health, welfare, safety, and the quality of life; and, whereas a substantial body of science and technology exists by which excessive sound may be substantially abated; and, whereas the people have a right to, and should be ensured of, an environment free from excessive sound, now therefore, it is the policy of the Township of Mount Olive to prevent excessive sound that may jeopardize the health, welfare, or safety of the citizens or degrade the quality of life.
This chapter shall apply to the control of sound originating from sources within the Township of Mount Olive.
On a multiuse property as defined herein, the vertical or horizontal boundaries between the two portions of the property on which different categories of activity are being performed (e.g., if the multiuse property is a building which is residential upstairs and commercial downstairs, then the real property line would be the interface between the residential area and the commercial area, or if there is an outdoor sound source such as an HVAC unit on the same parcel of property, the boundary line is the exterior wall of the receiving unit).
Except as provided in §§ 266-9 and 266-10 below, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the exceptions listed at N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.5.
Construction and demolition activities are exempt from the sound level limits set forth in Tables I, II and III except as provided for in § 266-9 below.
Sound measurements made by a Noise Control Officer shall conform to the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:29-2, except that interior sound level measurements shall also conform with the procedures set forth in § 266-6B of this chapter and with the definition of "real property line" as contained herein.
When conducting indoor sound level measurements across a real property line, the measurements shall be taken at least three feet from any wall, floor or ceiling, and all exterior doors and windows may, at the discretion of the investigator, be closed. The neighborhood residual sound level shall be measured in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.9(b)2. When measuring total sound level, the configuration of the windows and doors shall be the same and, all sound sources within the dwelling unit must be shut off (e.g., television, stereo). Measurements shall not be taken in areas which receive only casual use such as hallways, closets and bathrooms.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound on any source property listed in § 266-3A above in such a manner as to create a sound level that equals or exceeds the sound level limits set forth in Table I, II or III when measured at or within the real property line of any of the receiving properties listed in Table I, II or III except as specified in § 266-6B.
Commercial Facility, Public Service Facility, Nonresident- ial Portion of a Multiuse Property, or Community Service Facility
Commercial Facility or Nonresident- ial Portion of a Multiuse Property
No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any sound production device in such a manner that the sound crosses a property line and raises the total sound levels above the neighborhood residual sound level by more than the permissible sound level limits set forth in Table IV when measured within the residence of a complainant according to the measurement protocol in § 266-6B of this chapter. These sound level measurements shall be conducted with the sound level meter set for "C" weighting, "fast" response.
Upon identification of a violation of this chapter the Noise Control Officer or Noise Control Investigator shall issue an enforcement document to the violator. The enforcement document shall identify the condition or activity that constitutes the violation and the specific provision of this chapter that has been violated. It shall also indicate whether the violator has a period of time to correct the violation before a penalty is sought.
If the violation is deemed by the Noise Control Officer or Noise Control Investigator to be a minor violation (as defined in § 266-2 of this chapter) an NOV shall be issued to the violator.
The NOV shall identify the time period (up to 90 days), pursuant to the Grace Period Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-125 et seq., where the responsible party's/violator's voluntary action can prevent a formal enforcement action with penalties issued by the Township of Mount Olive Health Department. It shall be noted that the NOV does not constitute a formal enforcement action, a final agency action or a final legal determination that a violation has occurred. Therefore, the NOV may not be appealed or contested.
If the violation is deemed by the Noise Control Officer or Noise Control Investigator to be a nonminor violation, the violator shall be notified that if the violation is not immediately corrected, a NOPA with a civil penalty of not more than the maximum penalty allowed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, which is $2,000 as of December 2014, will be issued. If a nonminor violation is immediately corrected, an NOV without a civil penalty shall still be issued to document the violation. If the violation occurs again (within 12 months of the initial violation) a NOPA shall be issued regardless of whether the violation is immediately corrected or not.
The violator may request, from the Noise Control Officer or Noise Control Investigator, an extension of the compliance deadline in the enforcement action. The Noise Control Officer or Noise Control Investigator shall have the option to approve any reasonable request for an extension (not to exceed 180 days) if the violator can demonstrate that a good faith effort has been made to achieve compliance. If an extension is not granted and the violation continues to exist after the grace period ends, a NOPA shall be issued.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances, which are inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed as to the extent of such inconsistencies.