Sec. 22-46. - Noise disturbance prohibited generally.

(a)

No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued, except as permitted in this article, any noise or sound which constitutes a noise disturbance. In the absence of specific maximum noise levels, a noise level must exceed the ambient noise level by five dBA or more, when measured at the nearest property line or, in the case of a multifamily residential building, when measured anywhere in one dwelling unit with respect to a noise emanating from another dwelling unit or from common space in the same building, in order to constitute a noise disturbance.

(b)

Any person, including a police officer, or a municipal zoning or building official, may be a complainant for the purposes of instituting action for any violation of this chapter. For any violation of this section, the receiving land use involved may include real property contiguous to, or bounding the real property containing the source of the sound which is the subject of the violation.

(Code 1986, § 9-15; Ch. 849, § 1, 7-7-2004)