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City of East Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 19-341

Noise

  • (a) Noise shall be measured from the nearest property line in a commercial 5 district or an industrial 1 or 2 district or floating zone district and from the nearest industrial 3 district boundary line in an industrial 3 district. At the specified points of measurement, the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from an industrial operation or plant other than background noises produced by non-industrial sources such as vehicular traffic or other transportation shall not exceed the values given in Table I of section 10-53 in octave bands of frequency. The sound-pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and an octave band analyzer that conform to specifications published by the American Standards Association. American standard sound level meters for measurement of noise and other sounds, S1.4-1961, and American standard specification for an octave band filter set for the analysis of noise and other sounds, Z24.10-1963, American Standards Association, Inc., New York, New York, shall be used.

  • (b) The maximum permissible sound-pressure levels at specified points of measurement for noise radiated continuously from a facility shall conform with the values in subsection 10-53(c)(2).

  • (c) The aforementioned limits are intended for normal continuous day-to-day operations. A variance to exceed these limits by a reasonable amount may be granted for temporary and shortterm operations during construction, maintenance or emergency conditions.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-341; Ch. 453, § XI, 7-15-08)