§ 27-234. Definitions.

All acoustical terminology used in this article shall be in conformance with the ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Environmental Acoustics, C634 - 02, as amended.

(1)

Construction means any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration, or similar action, on public or private rights-of-way, structures, utilities or similar property.

(2)

Demolition means any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of structures, utilities, public or private right-of-way surfaces, or similar property.

(3)

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

(4)

Emergency work means any work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an emergency.

(5)

Excessive sound or noise means sound occurring in the environment that is annoying, disturbing or harmful.

(6)

L50 sound level means the sound level exceeded fifty (50) percent of the time, based on any measurement period of not less than ten (10) minutes.

(7)

Person means any natural person, individual, owner, operator, public or private corporation, firm, association, joint venture, partnership, municipality, governmental agency, political subdivision, public officer, responsible party or any other entity whatsoever or any combination thereof, of whatever kind.

(8)

Public right-of-way means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk or alley, or similar transportation corridor normally accessible to the public which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity.

(9)

Private right-of-way means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk or alley, or similar transportation corridor normally accessible to the public which is owned or controlled by a non-governmental entity.

(10)

Public space means any real property or structures thereon normally accessible to the public.

(11)

Real property means land and all immovable structures attached to the land.

(12)

Real property line means either:

a.

Any imaginary line along the surface, and its vertical plane extension, which separates one parcel of real property from another; or

b.

On a multi-use property, the interface between the two portions of the property on which different categories of activity are being performed.

(13)

Sound means an oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity or other physical parameter, in a medium with internal forces that causes compression and rarefaction of that medium. The description of sound may include any characteristic of such sound, including duration, intensity and frequency.

(14)

Sound level meter means an instrument which includes a microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averaged, output meter, and weighting networks used to measure sound pressure levels. The output meter reads sound pressure levels when properly calibrated, and the instrument is of a Type-2 or better, as specified in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publication SI.4-1971, or its successor publications.

(Ord. No. 2003-07, § 1, 3-11-03)