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 Bal Harbour
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 11. NUISANCES
 Article II. NOISE

§ 11-26. Definitions.  

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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Ambient noise level means the sound pressure level of the all-encompassing noise emanating from a given environment, usually being a composite of sounds from many sources including the source of interest.

    ANSI means the American National Standards Institute.

    ASTM means the American Society for Testing and Materials.

    A-Weighted Equivalent Sound Pressure Level (LAeq) means a sound level descriptor based on the average sound pressure level in a specified time period. LAeq is intended as a single number indicator to describe the sound pressure level of a sound that varies over a specified period of time. LAeq is measured in decibels and must be A-weighted (dBA). The minimum measurement time for this regulation is defined as five minutes.

    Background noise level means the sound pressure level of the noise in a given environment without the source of interest.

    Commercial-Apartment Neighborhood is legally defined to include: Tracts A and B and Lots 1 through 16, Ocean Front Section of Bay Harbor, Plat Book 44, page 27; Tracts C, D and E, Bal Harbour Ocean Front Addition, Plat Book 57, page 68; Areas 1 through 5, Business Section of Bal Harbour, Plat Book 60, page 39; a portion of Tract D described in Deed Book 2886, page 198 and Deed Book 3505, page 170, Residential Section of Bal Harbour, Plat Book 44, page 98; Lots 1 through 4, Block 1, Plat Book 44, page 98; Lots 1 through 10, Block 7, Plat Book 44, page 98; Lots 1 through 5, Block 8, Plat Book 44, page 98; Lot 1, Block 8A, Resubdivision of Residential Section of Bal Harbour, Plat Book 53, page 15; Lots 1 through 3, Block 12A, Resubdivision of Residential Section of Bal Harbour, Plat Book 53, page 15, Public Records of Dade County, Florida. This legal definition includes the area of the Village that is zoned "B" Business pursuant to Chapter 21.

    Construction Noise means Noise resulting from construction, demolition, maintenance, additions, alterations or repairs to Structures or Buildings.

    Emergency means any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical trauma or property damage which demands immediate action.

    Noise means any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or which tends to cause adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.

    Noise Disturbance means any sound in quantities which are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to human health or welfare, or which unnecessarily interferes with the enjoyment of life or Property, including outdoor recreation, of a reasonable Person with normal sensitivities.

    Residential Neighborhood is legally defined to include: Lots 5 through 24, Block 1; Lots 1 through 20, Block 2; Lots 1 through 33, Block 3; Lots 1 through 18, Block 4; Lots 1 through 20, Block 5; Lots 1 through 33, Block 6; Lots 1 through 21, Block 9; Lots 1 through 13, Block 10; Lots 1 through 22, Block 11; Lots 1 through 20, Block 12 and Tract E, Residential Section of Bal Harbour, Public Records of Dade County Plat Book 44, page 98.

    Sound Level means the weighted sound pressure level obtained by the use of a metering characteristic and weighting A, B, or C, as specified in American National Standards Institute specifications for sound level meters (ANSI S1.4-current edition). If the weighting employed is not indicated, the A-weighting shall apply.

    Sound Level Meter means an instrument which includes a microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averager, output meter and weighting network or digital signal acquisition and analysis modules to perform these and other functions, used to measure sound pressure levels. The output meter reads sound pressure level when properly calibrated. The sound level meter shall be of Type 1 as specified in the American National Standards Institute publication entitled "Specifications for Sound Level Meters," designated as ANSI S1.4 2014 and should be capable of measuring the A-Weighted Equivalent Sound Pressure Level. The period of time over which sound levels are measured reflects the nature of the situation and the minimum measurement time shall be no less than five minutes

    Sound Pressure means the instantaneous difference between the actual pressure and the average or barometric pressure at a given point in space, as produced by the presence of sound energy.

    Sound Pressure Level means 20 times the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the RMS sound pressure to the reference pressure of 20 micro-newtons per meter squared. The sound pressure level is denoted Lp (or SPL) and is expressed in decibels.

    Village Manager means Village Manager or designee.

(Code 1974, § 12-20(b); Ord. No. 436, § 1, 9-15-98; Ord. No. 597, § 2, 6-20-17)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.