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<br />. <br /> <br />, NOISE ORDINANCE <br />PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />What Is Noise? <br /> <br />Noise Is any <br />-sound due to irregular vibration <br />.sound which causes discomfort to the hearer <br /> <br />Noise Intensity <br /> <br />Noise intensity is measUred in decibel uiuts'. <br /> <br />. . . <br />Each lO-dccibel is pcrcei\..,d as roughly a doubling of <br />loudness. e.g. <br /> <br />30 decibels is ten times morc intense than 20 <br />decibels and sOWlds twice as loud <br /> <br />80 decibels is 1 million times more intense thon <br />20 decibeL. and SDWld. 64 times ~ loud. <br /> <br />Noise Regulations in. La Porte <br /> <br />Nuise violations are meniioned in four chapters of the <br />City's Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />-Chapter 10: Amusements. Section 10.79. Coin. <br />Operated Machines <br /> <br />-Chapter 14: Animals - Section 14-107, Barking Ol'g.. <br /> <br />'Chapter 34: En.ironment - Section 34-91 <br /> <br />'Chapter 10.;: Zoning - Section 106-S2I,lnduslrial <br />.o\reas <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />APRil.. 8, 2002 <br /> <br />Noise Pollution <br /> <br />Noise poDution desrribcs <br /> <br />-an excessive noise in the environment; <br />-added sClund to the em;ronment beyond the notur~1 sources <br />Nois~ poDution is ,mensured four ways: <br />.intensity, <br />.duration,' . <br />-frequency. and <br />-frequency of duration <br /> <br />Typical Noi~e Level Comparison <br /> <br />120 <br />tOO <br />'SO <br />fiG <br /><<I <br />20 <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />db. <br /> <br />1:I Qutrt r.... ." R<I\1&ffl1lar <br />. K1tcbeD. ablultlllD D CIIrllqr ..,....' <br />. On:uJar.,.. . ',. ~ <br /> <br />. NanDld CDlM!I'liIIlloa <br />.'Linm aunror <br /> <br />Noise Ordinances <br /> <br />Noise ordinances were examined from the following <br />cities: <br /> <br />I.ess Stringent <br /> <br />Bayl~wn <br />TOJCIIICity <br />SlafTonI <br /> <br />More Stringent <br /> <br />""UIlon <br />PuadeJII <br />Fri.,lCI...."ocI <br />LraJl1lCCity <br /> <br />1 <br />