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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO SEC. 18-71- 18-90 OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES (NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE).
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WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of New Haven Board desires to amend Sec 18-71 - 18 - 90 of the City code of Ordinances (the Noise Control Ordinance) to ensure that residents have an environment free from excessive sound and to limit excessive sound from motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor submits the proposed ordinance amendments herewith.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, by the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that the proposed amendments to the Noise Control Ordinance are hereby approved.
* Sec. 18-71. - Title.
This article shall be known as the "Noise Control Ordinances."
(Ord. No. 1422, 7-6-06; Ord. No. 1916 , 6-7-21)
* Sec. 18-72. - Purpose.
It is recognized that people throughout the entire City of New Haven have a right to and should be ensured an environment free from excessive sound and vibration that may jeopardize their health, safety, welfare, or quality of life. This article is enacted to protect, preserve and promote these values for all the citizens of New Haven through the reduction, control and prevention of unlawfully excessive noise.
(Ord. No. 1422, 7-6-06; Ord. No. 1916 , 6-7-21)
* Sec. 18-73. - Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:
Ambient noise or background noise means a noise of a measurable intensity which exists at a point as a result of a combination of many distant individually indistinguishable sources. In statistical terms, it is the level which is exceeded ninety (90) percent of the time (L90) in which the measurement is taken.
Collection means the act of picking up refuse at its point of generation or storage, placing it in a vehicle, and completing the process at each location.
Commercial zone means all commercial districts and business districts, including BA, BB, BC, BD, BD-1 and BE as defined in the zoning r...
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