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reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities, or any sound which affects the health, safety, or <br />welfare of other persons, or exceeds the noise levels as defined in section 6. <br />Plainly audible means any sound above the ambient noise that can be detected by a person <br />using his or her unaided hearing faculties. <br />Public right-of-way and public space means land conveyed or dedicated by plat, deed <br />easement or other conveyance which is devoted to, required for or intended for the use by the <br />public as a means of public traverse and other public purposes. <br />Real property line means either (a) the boundary line of a parcel: (b) the vertical and <br />horizontal boundaries of a dwelling unit that is part of a multifamily dwelling; or (c) on a mixed- <br />use property, the interface between the two (2) portions of the property on which different <br />categories of activity are being performed. <br />Single-family dwelling is a dwelling unit designed for or occupied by one (1) family and <br />includes standard. detached, and attached dwellings. <br />Single-family dwelling (attached) is a one -family dwelling attached to another one -family <br />dwelling by a common vertical wall and where each unit is located on a separate plot. Single- <br />family dwellings that are attached include duplex, cluster, and townhouse dwellings, <br />Sound means oscillations in pressure in a medium with elasticity and viscosity, such as air, <br />that evoke auditory sensation in the human ear. <br />Sound level meter means an instrument that measures sound and conforms to ANSI SIA - <br />1983 or its successor publications. <br />Total sound level means that measured level which represents the summation of the sounds <br />from the sound source under investigation and the ambient sounds which affect a given place at a <br />given time, exclusive of extraneous sound sources. <br />2. Penalties. <br />Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as <br />prescribed in Section 1-13 or Chapter 2 of this Code. <br />Sec. 3. Noise control officers. <br />a The noise control program established by this section shall be administered and <br />enforced by noise control officers. <br />b) The noise control officers shall have the power to investigate and pursue possible <br />violations of this section and initiate enforcement. <br />4. Sound level measurement. <br />Ordinance 24-1599 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br />