<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 24-20. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
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               <span class="ital">Common carrier</span> means any motor vehicle for hire by the public or any motor vehicle part of a public
               transportation system.
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               <span class="ital">Construction</span> means any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration, or
               similar action, but excluding demolition.
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               <span class="ital">Demolition</span> means any dismantling, intentional destruction or removal of structures, utilities,
               public or private right-of-way surfaces, or similar property.
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               <span class="ital">Impulsive sound</span> means sound of short duration, usually less than one second, with an abrupt onset
               and rapid decay. Examples of sources of impulsive sound include explosions, drop forge
               impacts, and the discharge of firearms.
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               <span class="ital">Modified exhaust system</span> means an exhaust system in which the original noise abatement devices have been physically
               altered causing them to be less effective in reducing noise, or the noise abatement
               devices which are not as effective in reducing noise as their original devices, or
               devices have been added to the original noise abatement devices such that noise levels
               are increased.
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               <span class="ital">Motor vehicle</span> means any vehicle which is propelled or drawn on land by an engine or motor.
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               <span class="ital">Motorboat</span> means any vessel which operates on water and which is propelled by a motor.
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               <span class="ital">Muffler</span> or <span class="ital">sound dissipative device</span> means a device for abating the sound of escaping gases of an internal combustion
               engine.
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               <span class="ital">Noise</span> means any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause
               an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans, but excludes all aspects
               of the employer-employee relationship concerning health and safety hazards within
               the confines of a place of employment.
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               <span class="ital">Noise disturbance</span> means any sound which endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals,
               or annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or endangers or
               injures personal or real property.
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               <span class="ital">Noise-sensitive zone</span> means any area within 200 feet from the property lines of any school, church, nursing
               home, hospital or funeral home.
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               <span class="ital">Person</span> means any individual, corporation, company, association, society, group, firm, partnership,
               the county or any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the county,
               except duly incorporated municipalities.
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               <span class="ital">Public right-of-way</span> means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk or alley or similar place
               which is owned or controlled by a government entity.
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               <span class="ital">Public space</span> means any real property or structures thereon which are owned or controlled by a
               governmental entity.
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               <span class="ital">Public waterway</span> means any navigable waters not privately owned.
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               <span class="ital">Real property boundary</span> means a line along the ground surface, and its vertical extension, which separates
               the real property owned by one person from that owned by another person, but not including
               intrabuilding real property divisions.
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               <span class="ital">Residential area</span> means an area designated for any residential use under the zoning ordinance of the
               county.
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               <span class="ital">Weekday</span> means any day, Monday through Friday, which is not a legal holiday.
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               (Code 1984, Â§ 9.8-97; Ord. of 9-2-1997, Â§ 1.02)
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