9-404.030 - GENERAL STANDARD

No person shall make, or cause to suffer, or permit to be made upon any public property, public right-ofway or private property, any excessive noise, annoying noise, or amplified sound that are physically annoying to reasonable persons of normal sensitivity or that are so harsh or so prolonged or unnatural or unusual in their nature, time or place as to cause or contribute to the unnecessary and unreasonable discomfort of any persons of normal sensitivity who are beyond the lot line of the property from which these noises emanate or that interfere with the peace and comfort of adjacent residents or their guests, or the operators or customers in places of business in the vicinity, or that may detrimentally or adversely affect such residents or places of business. The purpose of this general standard is to establish the principles and context for the application of noise limits, standards for noise exposure and land use compatibility, and requirements for reasonable noise attenuation measures, all which are intended to protect County residents, visitors, and businesses from excessive noise exposure.