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 Milton
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 20. ENVIRONMENT
 Article VII. NOISE CONTROL

  § 20-660. Amplified sound produced within all zoning districts.  

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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful to operate or allow operation of any sound amplification to create sounds other then as set forth in the following table:

    Amplified Sound that Impacts Residential Life Sunday—Thursday
    8:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.     		Friday—Saturday
    8:00 a.m.—
    11:00 p.m.     		Any Other Time
    Registering up to 50 db(A)* Permitted Permitted Permitted
    Registering 50 db(A) up to 55 db(A)* Permitted Permitted Not permitted
    Registering 55 db(A) or greater* Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted
    Registering up to 50 db(A) for multifamily uses or other residential arrangements where boundary lines cannot be readily determined.** Permitted Permitted Permitted
    Registering 50 db(A) up to 55 db(A) for multifamily uses or other residential arrangements where boundary lines cannot be readily determined.** Permitted Permitted Not permitted
    Registering 55 db(A) or greater for multifamily uses or other residential arrangements where boundary lines cannot be readily determined.** Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted
    In the public right-of-way, including streets or sidewalks, or in city parks without having actual on-site possession of a permit issued by the City of Milton Police Department registering up to 65 db(A) ten feet or more from any electromechanical speaker.*** Permitted Permitted Not permitted
    In the public right-of-way, including streets or sidewalks, or in city parks without having actual on-site possession of a permit issued by the City Milton Police registering 65 db(A) or greater ten feet or more from any electromechanical speaker.*** Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted
    The use of mobile amplification registering up to 60 db(A) ten feet or more from the equipment. Permitted Permitted Not permitted
    The use of mobile amplification registering 60 db(A) or greater ten feet or more from the equipment. Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted

     

    * As measured anywhere within the boundary line of the nearest residentially occupied property.

    ** As measured from any point within the interior of another residential unit in the same complex or within the boundary line of the nearest residentially occupied property.

    ***Sound amplification equipment may not be operated more than ten feet off the ground. In addition to the person operating or allowing the operation of sound amplification equipment in violation of this subsection, the person to whom the permit was issued must be present at the location and during the times permitted and shall be liable for any and all violations.

    (b)

    The limitations on the operation of sound amplification equipment in [section] 20-660(a) shall not apply to the operation of horns, sirens, or other emergency warning devices actually being used in emergency circumstances, or to the operation of sound amplification equipment regulated pursuant to section 20-661.1 or in accordance with a permit issued pursuant to section 20-661.

    ( Ord. No. 17-09-327 , § 1, 9-13-2017)

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