Braintree |
Code of Ordinances |
Zoning Ordinances |
Chapter 135. Zoning Ordinances |
Article XI. Environmental Performance Standards |
§ 135-1105. Sound levels by receiving land use.
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A.Except as provided in § 135-1106, no person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound in a manner that creates a sound level which exceeds the ambient noise level set forth for the receiving land use category in the following table when measured at or within the property boundary of the receiving land use.Receiving Land Use CategoryItemSound Level Limit (DBA)Residential A, B and CDaytime60Open spaceAll other times50BusinessAt all times65CommercialAt all times70B.No person shall sell or rent, or cause to be sold or rented, any structures or property to be used for human habitation where the structure or property is exposed to sound levels which are for 50% of the time in excess of the standards set forth in this bylaw without written disclosure of said condition. The Board of Selectmen shall develop a standard format for these written disclosures.