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 Rocky Hill
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. General Legislation
 Chapter 180. Noise

  § 180-4. Noise levels.  

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  • A. 
    Standards. No person shall make, continue and/or permit on property owned and/or controlled by such person any excessive, unnecessary, unreasonably loud noise or disturbance, or any noise or disturbance which disturbs, destroys, or endangers the comfort, quiet, repose, health, peace, or safety of others within the vicinity of the noise or disturbance. Without limitations, the commission of one or more of the following acts shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
    B. 
    Noise in excess of the following noise levels. It shall be unlawful for any person to emit, cause or permit to be emitted any noise beyond the boundaries of his/her premises in excess of the noise levels established in this chapter. If more than one noise level may be applicable to the activity, in the case of conflicting levels only, the most restrictive level may be applied to the activity or conduct causing the noise.
    (1) 
    Noise level standards. No person shall emit and/or permit noise exceeding the levels stated herein beyond the property line of the emitting noise source.
    Property Use Emitter
    Property Use Receptor
    Residential
    (dBA)
    Commercial
    (dBA)
    Business Park
    (dBA)
    Office Park
    (dBA)
    Waterfront
    (dBA)
    Residential
    Day 55
    Night 45
    55
    62
    55
    55
    Commercial
    Day 61
    Night 51
    62
    62
    62
    62
    Business Park
    Day 61
    Night 51
    62
    62
    62
    62
    Office Park
    Day 61
    Night 51
    62
    62
    62
    62
    Waterfront
    Day 61
    Night 51
    62
    62
    62
    62
    Agricultural
    Day 61
    Night 51
    62
    62
    62
    62
    (2) 
    No person shall emit and/or permit noise exceeding the levels contained in Sections 22a-69-2.1 to 22a-69-3.6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, beyond the property line of the emitting noise source.
    C. 
    Motor vehicle noise in excess of state limits. All motor vehicles and motorcycles operating within the limits of the Town of Rocky Hill on public highways, streets, drives, boulevards, lanes and avenues and private highways, including streets, drives, boulevards, lanes and avenues generally open to the public, shall be subject to the noise standards and decibel levels as set forth in the regulations of the State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, § 14-80a, entitled "Maximum Permissible Noise Levels For Vehicles."
    D. 
    Off-road motorcycle noise in excess of EPA limits. No person shall transport or operate an off-road motorcycle manufactured after December 31, 1985, not equipped with an exhaust muffler bearing the federal EPA required labeling applicable to the motorcycle's model year, stating that the exhaust system meets the 82 dBA standard at 50 feet, as set out in Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Volume 24, Part 205, Subpart D and Subpart E.
    E. 
    All-terrain vehicle noise that is plainly audible at 500 feet.
    (1) 
    No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated in such a manner that it is plainly audible at a distance of 500 feet or more in any direction from the vehicle. No person shall permit, on property owned and/or controlled by such person, the operation of one or more all-terrain vehicles which are plainly audible at a distance of 500 feet or more from the property line.
    (2) 
    All-terrain vehicles must have the registration plate of the ATV affixed to the rear of the vehicle. In addition, each ATV must display the registration number on each side of its front section, midway between the top and bottom of the front section, in letters or numbers at least three inches high and made of reflective material. The registration must be available for inspection whenever the vehicle is being transported or operated.
    F. 
    Motor vehicle amplified devices that are plainly audible at 100 feet. No sound amplifying devices on or within a motor vehicle shall be operated in such a manner that it is plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet or more in any direction from the vehicle.
    G. 
    Personal amplification devices that are plainly audible at 100 feet. Personal amplification or reproduction equipment shall not be operated in such a manner that it is plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet or more in any direction from the operator.
    H. 
    Recreational vehicle noise exceeding noise limits. No person shall create or cause to be created any unreasonably loud or disturbing noise due to the operation of a recreational vehicle. A noise shall be deemed to be unreasonably loud and a violation of this chapter when the noise so generated exceeds the noise level standards in § 180-4B of this chapter.
    I. 
    Construction noise between 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. on Sundays and official state holidays. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall operate or permit the operation of electric or fuel-powered equipment, including but not limited to pile drivers, backhoes, pneumatic hammers, derricks, trucks of more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW) on a construction site and hoists required for construction, repair of demolition work between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m., Monday through Saturday, or at any time on Sundays and official state holidays.
    J. 
    Property maintenance between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. No person shall cause construction or maintenance noise that is plainly audible at 100 feet or more between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.