(a) The following words, terms and phrases have the following meanings:(a) “Authorized emergency vehicle” means a vehicle equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle or bell necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of the emergency vehicle, including an ambulance, police or fire service vehicle, and vehicles of the Water and Power Authority, the Department of Public Works, the Territorial Emergency Management Agency and such other vehicles that may be so designated by the Police Commissioner when these vehicles are being used in actual emergencies.(b) “Construction activity” means all activity incidental to the erection, demolition, assembling, altering, installation or equipping of buildings, structures, roads, or appurtenances thereof, including land clearing, grading, excavating, and filling.(c) “Day” means the whole or any part of a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight.(d) “Daytime” means the hours 7:00 a.m. to 6:59 p.m.(e) “dBA” refers to sound levels measured on the “A” scale of a standard sound level meter. “dB” means decibel, a unit used to measure the level of sound.(f) “Emergency” means any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical harm or property damage which demands immediate action.(g) “Enforcement Officer” means a police officer, law enforcement officer, or an employee or agent of any department authorized to enforce this statute.(h) “Indoor sound amplification device” means any equipment or machine used for the magnification of speech, music, or other sound within any roofed structure having more than fifty percent of its floor plan enclosed by walls.(i) “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle that is propelled or drawn on land by a motor, such as, passenger cars, trucks, truck-trailers, semi-trailers, go-carts, dune buggies, or racing vehicle, but the term does not include motorcycles.(j) “Motorcycle” means any unenclosed motor vehicle having two, three or four wheels in contact with the ground, including, but not limited to, motor scooters and minibikes.(k) “Nighttime” means the hours from 7:00 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.(l) “Noise” means sound, created, or controlled by human activity, from one or more sources, that is heard by an individual. It is sound that an individual does not wish to hear and that may exceed the noise requirements set forth in this chapter.(m) “Noise disturbance” means any sound that exceeds the sounds levels at the distances prescribed in this chapter.(n) “Noise sensitive zone” means existing quiet zones, if any, and those areas containing noise sensitive activities including, but not limited to, operations of schools, libraries open to the public, houses of worship, hospitals, and nursing homes.(o) “Outdoor sound amplification device” means any equipment or machine used for the out-of-doors magnification of speech, music, or other sound.(p) “Person” means any natural person, individual, public, or private corporation, firm, association, joint venture, partnership, governmental agency, political subdivision, public officer or any other entity or any combination of entities, jointly or severally.(q) “Residential zone” means all those districts zoned for residential uses.(r) “Sound level” means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specifications for sound level meters of the American National Standards, Inc.(s) “Sound level meter” means an instrument that includes a microphone, an amplifier, an output meter, and frequency weighing networks for the measurement of noise and sound levels.(t) “Sound-producing device” means any equipment or machine used for the production or reproduction of speech, music, or other sound, including radios, television, phonographs, tape players, musical instruments, compact disc or tape cassette players, walkie-talkies, CD radios or synthesizers.(u) “Soundproof” means to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound.(v) “Source” means any person, installation, device, or animal causing or contributing to noise.(w) “Watercraft” means any boat or craft, including a vessel, used or capable of being used as a means of transport on water.
(a) “Authorized emergency vehicle” means a vehicle equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle or bell necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of the emergency vehicle, including an ambulance, police or fire service vehicle, and vehicles of the Water and Power Authority, the Department of Public Works, the Territorial Emergency Management Agency and such other vehicles that may be so designated by the Police Commissioner when these vehicles are being used in actual emergencies.
(b) “Construction activity” means all activity incidental to the erection, demolition, assembling, altering, installation or equipping of buildings, structures, roads, or appurtenances thereof, including land clearing, grading, excavating, and filling.
(c) “Day” means the whole or any part of a 24-hour period from midnight to midnight.
(d) “Daytime” means the hours 7:00 a.m. to 6:59 p.m.
(e) “dBA” refers to sound levels measured on the “A” scale of a standard sound level meter. “dB” means decibel, a unit used to measure the level of sound.
(f) “Emergency” means any occurrence or set of circumstances involving actual or imminent physical harm or property damage which demands immediate action.
(g) “Enforcement Officer” means a police officer, law enforcement officer, or an employee or agent of any department authorized to enforce this statute.
(h) “Indoor sound amplification device” means any equipment or machine used for the magnification of speech, music, or other sound within any roofed structure having more than fifty percent of its floor plan enclosed by walls.
(i) “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle that is propelled or drawn on land by a motor, such as, passenger cars, trucks, truck-trailers, semi-trailers, go-carts, dune buggies, or racing vehicle, but the term does not include motorcycles.
(j) “Motorcycle” means any unenclosed motor vehicle having two, three or four wheels in contact with the ground, including, but not limited to, motor scooters and minibikes.
(k) “Nighttime” means the hours from 7:00 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.
(l) “Noise” means sound, created, or controlled by human activity, from one or more sources, that is heard by an individual. It is sound that an individual does not wish to hear and that may exceed the noise requirements set forth in this chapter.
(m) “Noise disturbance” means any sound that exceeds the sounds levels at the distances prescribed in this chapter.
(n) “Noise sensitive zone” means existing quiet zones, if any, and those areas containing noise sensitive activities including, but not limited to, operations of schools, libraries open to the public, houses of worship, hospitals, and nursing homes.
(o) “Outdoor sound amplification device” means any equipment or machine used for the out-of-doors magnification of speech, music, or other sound.
(p) “Person” means any natural person, individual, public, or private corporation, firm, association, joint venture, partnership, governmental agency, political subdivision, public officer or any other entity or any combination of entities, jointly or severally.
(q) “Residential zone” means all those districts zoned for residential uses.
(r) “Sound level” means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specifications for sound level meters of the American National Standards, Inc.
(s) “Sound level meter” means an instrument that includes a microphone, an amplifier, an output meter, and frequency weighing networks for the measurement of noise and sound levels.
(t) “Sound-producing device” means any equipment or machine used for the production or reproduction of speech, music, or other sound, including radios, television, phonographs, tape players, musical instruments, compact disc or tape cassette players, walkie-talkies, CD radios or synthesizers.
(u) “Soundproof” means to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound.
(v) “Source” means any person, installation, device, or animal causing or contributing to noise.
(w) “Watercraft” means any boat or craft, including a vessel, used or capable of being used as a means of transport on water.