§ 8.16.050. Measurement procedures.

Upon receipt of a second complaint, the noise control officer, or his agent, shall investigate the complaint. The investigation may consist of a measurement and the gathering of data required to comply with such code section, and a deadline date for such compliance, and shall warn that if a subsequent inspection or sound level measurement discloses the continued existence of such violation, further action will be taken to adequately define the noise problem, and may include the following:

A.

Nonacoustic Data.

1.

Type of noise source;

2.

Location of noise source relative to complainant's property;

3.

Time period during which the noise source is considered by complainant to be intrusive;

4.

Total duration of noise produced, by noise source;

5.

Date, time and precise location of the noise measurement survey.

B.

Noise Measurement Procedure. Utilizing the "A" weighting scale of the sound level meter and the "slow" meter response, the NCO or his agent shall measure the noise level at a position or positions at any point on the complainant's property. Calibration of the measurement equipment, utilizing an acoustic calibrator, shall be performed immediately prior to recording any noise data, and the measurement itself shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the noise control officer.

(Ord. 777 § 1 (part), 1984: prior code § 5814)