Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-25-11 special — reading text

an t e ity Charter. n he creation of nuisances. Z compact residential and of the City, encourage T refore, the City Council as A its citizens to regulate Section 2. Rep Pursuant to wing sections of chapter 9 of Volume II of the G 0606, et. seq. a. A- weighted sound level means the sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A- weighting network. The level so read is designated dBA. b. Commercial means the land uses where retail sales and services, professional, tourist and other commercial activities are legally permitted.  4. 1. b c. Construction means any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration or similar action on public or private right -of w - ay, structures, utilities or similar property. d. Daylight hours means one -half hour before sunrise and one -half hour after sunset. e. Decibel ( dB) means a unit for describing the amplitude of sound, equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is 20 micronewtons pPr n PtPr f. Demolition means any dismantling, intentional s, utilities, public or private right -of w - ay surfaces g. Emergency means any occurrc actual or imminent physical trauma or p to action; economic loss shall not be a fac t shall be c the burden of an alleged violator c L h. Emergency work means any enting or 0 alleviating physical traumas or onomic loss, threatened • o z or caused by existing or iroft i. Holidays include New Y of July, Labor Day, Than J. ially less than one second, with an a es of impulsive sound includes expl k. Nois ans or which causes or tends to or physiological effect on humans. Used MWsmeans any sound in quantities which are or to human health or welfare, animal or plant unnecrfere with the enjoyment of life or property, creation, of a reasonable person with normal sensitivities. e means any area designated pursuant to Section Section 9. 02. 04 purpose of ensuring exceptional quiet. n. Person means any natural person, individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality, governmental agency, business trust, estate, trust, two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal entity and includes any officer, employee, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States, a state or any political subdivision of a state or any other entity whatsoever or any combination of such, jointly or severally.  4. 1. b o. Powered model vehicle means any self propelled - airborne, waterborne or landborne plane, vessel or vehicle, which is not designed to carry persons, including, but not limited to, any model airplane, boat, car or rocket. p. Public right -of w - ay means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, or alley or similar place normally accessible to the public which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity. q. Public space means any property or s le to the public. r a set of the one - eeds the one -third eight dB auencies s. Real property line means any ima e, and its vertical plane extension, which separat 1 or leased by another person, excluding intra -b t. Receiving land use me receiving the noise as designated on the City's 12 the actual use of the landAMINIMEMOMEM u. RMS of a set of squared values M IMA ,, averages square of the sound 1wre,particle displacement, particle velocity or m with internal forces that cause compression he description of sound may include any sound, including duration, intensity and frequency. s the weighted sound pressure level obtained by the use of a l i stic and weighting A, B or C as specified in American National specifications for sound level meters ANSI S1. 4A -1985 ( R2006), blications. If the weighting employed is not indicated, the A- weighting shall apply. w. Sound level meter means an instrument which includes a microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averager, output meter and weighting networks used to measure sound pressure levels. The output meter reads sound pressure level when properly calibrated, and the instrument is of Type 2 or better, as specified in the American National Standards Institute Publication ANSI S I AA -1985 ( R2006), or in successor publications.  4.4. 1.1. bb x. 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. y. Sound pressure level means 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 at the ratio of the RMS sound pressure to the reference pressure of 20 micropascals ( 20 X 10 ( to the - 6) N/m ( squared)). The sound pressure level is denoted Lp or SPL and is expressed in decibels. z. Special permit means an authorization or a v ill to exceed the sound level limit for a specified peri Section 9. 02. 02. Measurement of sound. 1. Standards, instrumentation, p 1-1- 11 reporting QQ procedures to be used in the measurers hall be in accordance with those established by ai LL OO Section 9. 02. 03. Noise disturbance prohi asas oo ZZ of sound arising from I ate a sound level which TT ble 1, for more than ten rr rr han ten minutes, when asas Of a source of sound being cc aLaL T. USE asas yy OO ZZ Time Sound Limit 00