Multi-use properties;

Multi-dwelling unit buildings.

Sound from stationary emergency signaling devices shall be regulated in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.4, except that the testing of the

Except as provided in Section 291-1 and 291-2 below, the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the exceptions listed at N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.5.

Sound production devices required or sanctioned under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), FEMA or other government agencies to the extent that they comply with the noise requirement of the enabling legislation or regulation. Devices which are exempted under N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.5 shall continue to be exempted.

Construction and demolition activities are exempt from the sound level limits set forth in tables I and II and III except as provided for in Section 291-9 below.

Noise control Officers shall have the authority within their designated jurisdiction to investigate suspected violations of any section of this ordinance and pursue enforcement activities.

Noise Control Investigators shall have the authority within their designated jurisdiction to investigate suspected violations of any section of this ordinance that do not require the use of a sound level meter (i.e., plainly audible, times of day and/or distance determinations) and pursue enforcement activities.

Noise Control Officers and Investigators may cooperate with NCOs and NCIs of an adjacent municipality in enforcing one another’s municipal noise ordinances.

Sound measurements made by a Noise Control Officer shall conform to the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:29-2, except that interior sound level measurements shall also conform with the procedures set forth in VIB of this ordinance and with the definition of “real property line” as contained herein.

When conducting indoor sound level measurements across a real property line the measurements shall be taken at least three feet from any wall, floor or ceiling and all exterior doors and windows may, at the discretion of the investigator, be closed. The neighborhood residual sound level shall be measured in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.9(b)2. When measuring total sound level, the configuration of the windows and doors shall be the same and all sound sources within the dwelling unit must be shut off (e.g., television, stereo). Measurements shall not be taken in areas which receive only casual use such as hallways, closets and bathrooms.

No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any source of sound on any property listed in Section 291-3 (A) above in such a manner as to create a sound level that equals or exceeds the sound level limits set forth in Tables I, II or III when measured at or within the real property line of any of the receiving properties listed in Tables I, II or III except as specified in VI(B).

Impulsive Sound