COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

Article 4, Amusements

Section SECTIONS 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3

Montgomery County Code (1977 Replacement Volume as amended)

By amending

Chapter 4, Amusements

Sections 4-2 and 4-3 4-10

Montgomery County Code (1977 Replacement Volume as amended)

Effective Date April 28, 1986.

Bill No. 51-84
Chapter 32
Laws of Montgomery County, 1986
AN ACT:

(1)  TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TO ISSUE STOP WORK ORDERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF NOISE CONTROL
LAWS;

(2)  TO DEFINE FIELD CREST FACTOR, NOISE DISTURBANCE, AND
TONAL NOISE;

(3)  TO LIMIT THE DEFINITIONS OF NOISE TO SOUNDS THAT HAVE
AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON HUMANS;

(4)  TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITIONS OF IMPULSIVE NOISE AND
PERIODIC NOISE;

(5)  TO CREATE 4 CLASSES OF ZONES, TREAT PROPERTY IN MIXED
USE ZONES AS RESIDENTIAL UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIAL
EXEMPTION, AND ACCOUNT FOR ZONES CREATED BY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATIONS;

(6)  TO REPEAL THE DEFINITIONS OF PERSON AND MUFFLER;

(7)  TO CHANGE THE METHOD FOR ADOPTING REGULATIONS FROM
METHOD (3) TO METHOD (2);

(8)  TO REDUCE THE HOURS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS IN
RESIDENTIAL AREAS DURING WHICH SOUND FROM CONSTRUCTION,
REPAIR, OR DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES MAY EXCEED THE MAXIMUM
PERMISSIBLE SOUND LEVELS;

(9)  TO PROHIBIT CREATING A NOISE DISTURBANCE ACROSS A
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE WHILE ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTION,

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