2002-08-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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e e !I,,/Jf) ORDINANCE NO. ,'7L> ! .7' AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 34, ENVIRONMENT, ARTICLE 3, NOISE, SECTIONS 34-91 THROUGH 34-94, INCLUSIVE, AND REPLACING SAID REPEALED SECTIONS WITH A NEW CHAPTER 34, ENVIRONMENT, ARTICLE 3, NOISE POLLUTION, SECTIONS 34-91 THROUGH 34-97 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED A SUM OF NOT MORE THAN lWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH VIOLATION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds, determines and declares that all prerequisites of law have been satisfied, and hereby determines and declares Chapter 34, Environment, Article 3, Noise, Sections 34-91 through 34-94, inclusive, are hereby repealed. SECTION 2. New provisions to the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, being Chapter 34, Environment, Article 3, Noise Pollution, Sections 34-91 through 34-97, inclusive, are hereby added to the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, to read as follows, to-wit: Section 34-91. Definitions The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall haye the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless the context of their usage clearly indicates another meaning: Daytime hours shall mean the hours between 7:00 a.m. on one day and 9:00 p.m. on the same day, Db(A) shall mean the intensity of a sound expressed in decibels read from a calibrated sound leyel meter utilizing the A-level weighting scale and the slow meter response, as specified by the American National Standards Institute.