In response to the Civic Association's August 1999 meeting, a copy of the city noise ordinance was sent to the Civic Association by Councilman Bob O'Connor's office. The ordinance is attached below for everyone to review.
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights and
Actions, Chapter 601, Public Order, Section 601.04, Unnecessary Noise and Sound Amplification
Devices, by changing the threshold and penalties for violation.
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
The Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article I, Regulated Rights & Actions, Chapter 601,Public Order, Section 601.04 is hereby amended as follows:
601.04 UNNECESSARY NOISE AND SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICES.
(a) No person shall unnecessarily and repeatedly sound the horn of any vehicle or use any loud signaling device thereon except an emergency vehicle or a vehicle on emergency business.
(b)No person shall operate or cause to be operated, any audio amplification or reproduction device, including but not limited to an oversized hand carried radio, cassette, compact disc player, or one that is installed in or audio powered by a vehicle, on a city street or sidewalk, in a city park, on a public conveyance. or in any other public property which generates an A-weighted sound level in excess of [85] 68 dB(a) in a residential area measured at, or adjusted to, a distance of 50 feet from the source . If an A- weighted sound device is not present, a violation has occurred if the disturbance is audible to an officer standing in excess of 75 feet away from the source of the disturbance. This subsection shall not apply to audio amplification devices used for open air musical concerts or any other private or public events.
(c) No person shall operate, or cause to be operated any audio amplification system on public or private property, which generates an A- weighted sound level in excess of 68 dB(a) in a residential area measured at, or adjusted to, a distance of 75 feet beyond the boundary of the property in which the audio amplification or reproduction system is located.
(d)Sound levels under subsections (b) and (c) hereof shall be measured with a sound level measuring device, either Type I or Type Il as defined by American National Standards institute Specifications. Section 1.4-1971.
(e)A person operating an audio amplification or reproduction device shall be exempt from this section provided that:
(f)Violation of subsection (b) shall result in the mandatory fine of $150 for a first time violation and a mandatory $300 fine and booting of the vehicle for the second offense.
Booting of the vehicle shall occur if the fine from the first violation is outstanding. The owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all costs associated with the booting. Violation of subsection (c) [Noise and sound as prohibited herein] is a public nuisance, disturbing the peace and injurious to the public interest, and may be abated forthwith.
(Ord. 17-1991, effective 5-24-91)
SECTION 2.
Prior to the effective date of this legislation, the Director of Public Safety shall develop a comprehensive noise education program for the purpose of informing, educating and soliciting voluntary cooperation in noise
reduction.
SECTION 3.
The effective date of this legislation shall be October 1, 1998
SECTION 4.
That any Ordinance or part of Ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance, be and the same is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Council, this 3rd day of
AUGUST A.D. 1998
Bob O'Connor, President of Council
ATTEST: John R. Mascio, Deputy City Clerk of Council
MAYOR'S OFFICE August 12,1998
APPROVED: Tom Murphy, Mayor
ATTEST: M. Linda Gangewer, Mayor's Secretary
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol.78 Page 244 26th day of August, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 1998
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 22, Series 1998, as the same appears of record in the office of the City Clerk
Linda M. Johnson-Wasler
City Clerk
(n) Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television,
phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, automobile radio,
automobile stereo or high fidelity equipment or similar device which produces,
reproduces or amplifies sound:
(1) At any time of the day in such a manner from any source as to create a
noise disturbance across a real property boundary; or
(2) In such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across any real property
boundary when operated in or on a motor vehicle on a public right-of-way
or public space; or
(3) In such a manner as to create a noise disturbance to any person other than
the operator of the device, when operated by any passenger on a common
carrier; or
(4) At such a sound intensity that the sound is audible from a distance of fifty
feet in any public area, street or sidewalk of the City; when the sound
source is in any public area, street or sidewalk of the City.
(Ord. 20-1994 § 1. Passed 3-16-94.)
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Harmar township PA, has a noise ordinance. between 8-9pm. For example if a dog barks for a sustained five minutes fifty feet from property line, this goes against the noise ordinance.
There is no noise ordinance for the county itself. It is up to the individual townships throughout the county to set forth the ordinances that they deem necessary.
7:00 am until 10:00pm
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