§ 11.12.020. Noise prohibition.

A.

Code of Maryland Regulations 26.02.03.01 and 26.02.03.02, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as the Environmental Noise Standards of the City of Annapolis except that the maximum decibel levels allowed within the City of Annapolis are set forth in the following table, which table shall supersede Code of Maryland Regulation 26.02.03.02 Table 1:

Area or activity	Maximum decibel level may not exceed:
	Daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.	Nighttime hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Residential zoning districts as identified in Chapter 21.40	65 dBA	55 dBA
Office and mixed use districts as identified in Chapter 21.44	67 dBA	62 dBA
Commercial and industrial zoning districts as identified in Chapter 21.42	75 dBA	75 dBA

 

B.

Code of Maryland Regulations 11.14.07.02 through 11.14.07.12 , as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as the Motor Vehicle Noise Standards of the City of Annapolis.

C.

A violation of this section is subject to penalty pursuant to Section 11.12.120.

(Ord. O-44-07 § 1, 2007: Ord. O-1-99 § 1 (part): Ord. O-49-90 § 1 (part): Ord. O-32-88 § 1; prior code § 17-15)

(Ord. No. O-36-18, § I, 10-8-2018)