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.. } ~ ~ ~. ~, ' ~~ '. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 77 - 126 PAGE 4. (bb) "Sound Pressure Level" means 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the RMS sound press~re to the reference pressure of 20 micropascals (20 x 10- N/m2). The sound pressure level is denoted Lp or SPL and is expressed in decibels. (cc) "Weekday" means any day Monday through Saturday. 555.03 NOISE DISTURBANCES PROHIBITED No person shall unreasonably make, continue, or cause to be made or continued, or permit, any noise disturbance. Non-commercial public speaking and public assembly activities conducted on any public space or public right-of-way with a permit from the Safety Director shall be exempt from the operation of this Section 555.03. 555.04 - SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS The following acts, and the causing or permitting thereof, are declared to be in violation of this Ordinance: (a) Animals and Birds. Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird which frequently or for continued duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks, or makes other sounds which create a voice disturbance across a residential real property boundary. (b) Places of Public Entertainment. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in any place of public entertainment at a sound level greater than 95 dBA as read by the slow response on a sound level meter at any point that is normally occupied by a customer, unless a conspicuous and legible sign is located outside such place, near each public entrance, stating "WARNING: SOUND LEVELS WITHIN MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT". (c) Vehicle or Motorboat Repairs and Testing. Repairing, rebuilding, modifying, or testing any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motor .boat in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. (d) Adequate Mufflers or Sound Dissipative Device. (1) Operating or causing to be operated any motor vehicle or motorcycle not equipped with a muffler or other sound dissipative device in good working order and in constant operation. (2) Removing or rendering inoperative, or causing to be removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, any muffler or sound dissipative device on a motor vehicle or motorcycle. (3) The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, or motor boat, except through a muffler or other device in good working order and in constant operation.