<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 12-181. - 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">A-weighted sound level</span> 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 dB(A).
               
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               <span class="ital">Decibel (dB)</span> means a unit for describing the amplitude of sound, equal to 20 times the logarithm
               to the base ten of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference
               pressure, which is 20 micronewtons per square meter.
               
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               <span class="ital">Emergency work</span> means any work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating physical trauma
               or property damage threatened or caused by an existing or imminent peril.
               
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               <span class="ital">Holiday,</span> for the purposes of this article, means the following days will be recognized as
               holidays for the purpose of granting permits to exceed maximum sound level: St. Patrick's
               Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween and December 31.
               
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               <span class="ital">Muffler</span> means an apparatus consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates designed for
               the purpose of transmitting gases while reducing sound emanating from such apparatus.
               
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               <span class="ital">Nighttime</span> means that time commencing at 10:00 p.m. on one day and ending at 7:00 a.m. the next
               day or, if using the 24-hour clock, from 2200â€”0700.
               
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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.
               
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               <span class="ital">Outdoor amplified sound</span> means any sound using amplifying equipment, whose source is outside or whose source
               is inside and the sound propagates to the outside through open doors or windows or
               other openings in the building.
               
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               <span class="ital">Owner of real property</span> means the owner, or listing owner, of real property as defined in G.S. 105-302.
               
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               <span class="ital">Person</span> means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation and includes any officer,
               employee, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States, the state or
               any political subdivision thereof.
               
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               <span class="ital">Plainly audible</span> means any sound that can be clearly heard at a distance of 30 feet or more. Measurement
               standards shall be the auditory senses, based upon the direct line of sight. Words
               or phrases need not be discernible and bass reverberations are included.
               
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               <span class="ital">Sound</span> means an oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity or other
               physical parameter, in a medium with internal forces that causes compression, and
               rarefaction of that medium. The description of sound may include any characteristic
               of such sound, including duration, intensity and frequency.
               
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               <span class="ital">Sound amplification system</span> means any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker or other electronic
               device used for the amplification of sound.
               
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               <span class="ital">Sound level</span> means the weighted sound pressure level obtained by the use of a sound level meter
               and frequency weighting network, such as A, B or C as specified in American National
               Standards Institute specifications for sound level meters (ANSI S1.41971 or the latest
               approved version thereof). If the frequency weighting employed is not indicated, the
               A-weighting shall also apply.
               
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               <span class="ital">Sound source</span> means any person, animal, device, operation, process, activity, or phenomenon, which
               emits or causes sound.
               
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               <span class="ital">Tenant</span> means one who resides on or has the temporary use or occupation of real property
               owned by another person. In the case of residential property, the term "tenant" shall
               be construed to mean any individual actually residing at the residential location,
               whether such person is listed on a lease or not.
               
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               <span class="ital">Unreasonably loud noise</span> means any excessive or unusually loud sound or any sound which disturbs the peace
               and quiet of any neighborhood or which does disturb, injure or endanger the comfort,
               repose, health, peace or safety of any reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities
               or causes damage to property.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2008-2, Â§ 2, 5-14-2008)
               
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