![]() ![]() L. “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle which is self-propelled, used primarily for transporting persons or property upon public highways, and required to be licensed under RCW 46.16.010. K. “Motorcycle” means any motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, except farm tractors and such vehicles powered by engines of less than five horsepower. J. “Heavy machinery” means backhoes, concrete mixing and pumping trucks, compactors/rollers, cranes, dozers, dump trucks, excavators, forklifts, graders, jackhammers, loaders, pavement breakers, pile drivers, portable crushers, tractors, trailer-mounted wood chippers, trenchers, or other pieces of equipment that generate similar levels of noise. I. “Generator, stationary” means an electricity-generating device with noise attenuation that is permanently mounted and uses permanent wiring to supply electrical service. H. “Generator, portable” means an electricity-generating device that is not permanently mounted and uses temporary wiring to supply electrical service. G. “Emergency machinery and work” means machinery and work necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a public calamity, or machinery and work required to protect persons or property from an imminent exposure to danger. The sound pressure level in decibels is measured using the “A” weighting network on a sound level meter (WAC 173-60-020(2)).į. “EDNA” means the environmental designation for noise abatement, being an area or zone within which maximum permissible noise levels are established by the Washington State Department of Ecology and this code. ![]() 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C (WAC 480-70-196).Į. “Decibel (dBA)” means a unit for measuring the volume of sound. 2263 § 1 (part), 2008) 8.14.030 Definitions.Ī. “Background sound level” means the level of all sounds in a given environment, independent of the specific source being measured (WAC 173-60-020(1)).ī. “Blasting” means the construction activity regulated by certified city employees or other persons operating with an approved permit.Ĭ. “Code enforcement officer” means the building official or other delegated person in accordance with SMC 15.06.030(B).ĭ. “Commercial vehicle” means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway when the vehicle:ġ. Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater orĢ. Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. All noise level disturbances not addressed in this chapter are subject to any applicable noise regulation as stated per the Washington Administrative Code. ![]() 2263 § 1 (part), 2008) 8.14.020 Scope.Įxcept as provided in chapter 9.32 SMC, Disorderly Conduct, and chapter 8.16 SMC, Nuisances, this chapter shall apply to the control of all sound originating from sources located within the limits of the city, including but not limited to commercial and industrial noise. The intent of the city council is to control the level of noise pollution in a manner which promotes commerce the use, value, and enjoyment of property sleep and repose and the quality of the environment by establishing maximum permissible noise levels applicable within designated areas or zones of the city to adopt appropriate exemptions to the provisions of this chapter to allow for the functioning of commercial business and the operation of construction and emergency equipment and to declare certain noise-producing activities to be noise disturbances. The purpose of this chapter is to minimize the exposure of citizens to the harmful physiological and psychological effects of excessive noise. 8.14.050 Maximum permissible noise levels.Ĩ.14.060 Environmental designation for noise abatement.Ĩ.14.100 Public nuisance noise or public disturbance noise not exempt.Ĩ.14.110 Public nuisance noise prohibited.Ĩ.14.130 Violations – Unlawful. ![]()
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