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Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 7.035 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Excessive Noise and Vibration to Noise Control Regulation
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 7.035 of the Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
7.035 NOISE CONTROL REGULATION
(1) Statement of Purpose. The City of West Allis recognizes that excessive noise and vibration are serious threats to the public health and welfare, public safety, quality of life and property values. Current science and technology permit abatement of noise and vibration sources which were not available in the past. Therefore, it is the policy of the City to prevent and abate excessive noise and vibration which may jeopardize the public health, safety or welfare or which would cause harm to property values or which would impair the quality of life within the city.
(2) Definitions. All terminology used in this ordinance, not defined below or elsewhere within the West Allis Revised Municipal Code, shall be given the definitions provided by applicable publications of the American National Standards Institute (hereinafter "ANSI") or its successor body.
(a) "A-Weighted Sound Level" means the sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the "A" weighting network. The level so read is designated as db(A) or dB(A).
(b) "Ambient Noise" means the sound level of the all-encompassing sound associated with a given environment, being usually a composite of sounds from many sources from near and far.
(c) "Authorized Emergency Vehicle" means the definition of this term as set forth in Sec. 340.01(3), Wis. Stats. and any subsequent modification, revision, or amendment of that term as set forth in that section of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(d) "Commercial District" means any area of the City designated on the official West Allis Zoning Map...
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