Ordinance 85-694wHF.REAS, the City Commvss von of the City of Longwood, Florida,
has determined that it xs vn the Dest int ex ests of the City o£
Longwood that the Cv y ommrssron revr se the norse ordinance,
CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLOR20A, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: AUTHORITY; PURPOSE; SCOPE. This ordinance is
enacted under authority o£ Yh g eral Home Rule Power of the City
of Longwood, Florida, for the purpose of controlling unnecessary,
exc es svve, unhealthful and annoying noes es within the vncorpor at ed
areas o£ Longwood, Florida, vn tfie interests of the health, safety,
and welfare of the cot evens of Log od, sa.i.d ordinance to be pp ed
and enforced witfi in the incorporated areas of Longwood, Florida.
SECTION 2. SHORT TITLE. This ord rnance shall be referred
to as the Noise Control Ordinance of the City of Longwood, FLOZida.
SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases when
used in this ordrnance shall have the mean g respectively as rgned
to them in th vs section, except wfiere <he context otherwise clearly
requires:
(a) "A-weighted scale sh atl mean a sound level scale
us g he a weighting network to measure sound level, the standard
unvt notat von being d8(A).
(b) Amb vent noose shall mean all-encompass g orse
assocvated with a given envvrov:,ent, being usually a composite o£
sounds from many sources both near and fax.
(c) Ambvent Horse level" shall mean the Level obtained
when the Horse level is averaged over a period of at least fifteen ~
115) mi notes without incl.u sion of nurse from occasional oz occasional
and transient sources at the location and <ime of day near chat
at which a c Prison is to be made.
(d) Andrble shall mean ihac the in£ormat ion content
of the sound is unam g ously transferred to the auditor, including,
but not lamat ed to, the underst andinq of spoken speech and the
comprehension o£ musical rhythms.
(e) Roard" shall mean the Board of City Commissioners
of Longwood, Florida.
(f) Commercial purpose" shall mean the installation,
use, or operation of any outdoor sound amplifying device for the
purpose of advertising any busy Hess, goods, or services, or for
the purpose of attracting the att ent von of the public to, advertising
tor, or so it cre ing patronage or customers co or for any
ent ert ainmene, event, exhibie ion, performance, or show, or for
the purpose of demonstrating such outdoor sound amplifying device.
(g) City" (or "Longwood") shall mean tfie incorporated
terrvtories o£ Longwood, Florida.
(h) "pec ibel" (dH) shall mean a unit of level which
deno<es the ratio be<ween two (2) quantities which are proportional
t p er, the number of decibels corresponding to the ratio of two 1
(2) amouncs of power is ten (10) tames the logar itivn to the base
(10) of this iat io.
(i) Device shall mean any equipment or mechanism whi cfi
is antended top duce or which actua y produces sound installed,
used, or operated.
(j7 Gross combinat von weight rating" or GCVlR shall
mean the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weigfiY
of a combination vehicle.
(k) cross veh vc.te weight zati g or GVWR shall mean
the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of 1
a single vehicle.
(l) °Snaoor aoana amps ifrinq aewice" shall moan any
r equipment or machvne for the amplification of speech, mus rc or other
sound wvih rn any roofed building or structure havinq more than fifty
(508) percent of its anteraor floorplan enclosed aDOUt wvth walls.
(m) Motor vehicle" shall mean any vehicle wh vch vs
self-propelled and ev y vehicle which is propell ea by electrvc
power Lrom overhead trolley wires, but not operated on rails.
(n) "Motorcycle" sha 11 mean y vehicle having a seat
or saddle for the use of the rrder and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but. exclud q
(o) Motor-driver cycle" shall mean ev y of or cycle
and every motor scooter wvth a motor which produces not to exceed
five brake horsepower, including every bicycle with a motor
(p) Non-commercial purpose" shell mean the installation,
use or operation of any outdoor sound amplifying device for other
than a commercial p p e, vncludi ng, but not limited to, charitable,
patriot.i c, philanthropic, an p itvca purposes.
(q) Other zones shall mean al.l. those d.i stricts not
zoned for residential uses by the City.
(r) Outdoor sound amplifying devvice shall mean any
f equipment or machine for the outdoor amplification of speech, musvc,
or other sound.
(sl Person shall mean indi vvduals, children, firms,
associat eons, joint ventures, pare nersh ips, est al es, trusts, business
trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, and other sound.
(t) Resvden<ial zones shall mean all those dust ri cis
zoned for residential uses by the City o£ Lo gwood, and shall
include, but not be lvmitea to, A-lA, A-1, R-2, and R-3 zoned areas,
which are the classifications as defined in the Zoning Ordinances
of Lo gw d, Florida.
(n) soma level mac er aTall mean an rnstrnmem rncloa
a microphone, amplifier, ontpnt mater, ana °A° fregaenry waiyhting
or o<ner sonna, rnelnaing, but without lrm,tacron to, raaioa,
televisions, phonographs, t pe players, and musrcal instruments.
(x) Vehicle" shall mean any machine, vn, upon or by
which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon
or over any higTway, thorougTfare or ground wvthrn the City, except
machines moved by human power or used exclusively upon scat vonary
ra rls or tracks. Said defin is ion shall include hovercraft.
(y) Wat ercra £t" shall mean any machine an, pon or by
which any person or proper<y is or may be transported or drawn p
or over any watercourse or waterbody (including swap nos) of the
City. Savd definition shall vnclude hovercraft and avrboat s. .~
(z) The singular shall vnclude th p cal and voce versa.
(aa) The mas culvne shall include the Feminine and
the neater ana ~rre versa.
(bb) Defvnvt eons of technvcal Germs not defined
hereon shall be obtained from Amerrcan Nat vonal Standards Instv<ute s
most recent publication thereof.
SECTION 4: oPEAAT20N OF VEHICLES.
(a) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor
vehicle or any other noose abatement device o£ a motor vehvcl.e
operated or to be operated anywhere within the C y of Longwood
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vn a manner that the horse emvtt ed by the motor vehicle •s above
that em vtted by tTe vehicle as originally manufactured. No person
shall operate a motor vehicle within Longwood wrth an exhaust system
or noose abatement device so modified.
fb) No person shall o, ate or be permitted to operate
anywhere wrth rn the City a vehicle at any time or under any
condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration or deceleration
1n such a manner as t0 generate a sound level in excess of the
following lrmrt for the category of vefi isle and applicable speed
lrmrt at a distance of fifty (50'7 feet from the center of the lane
or course of travel under measurement procedures established
consistent with this ordinance.
(i) For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles:
d Level L
Speed L m5peed L
35 mph oral ess Over 35imph
]B dB A 82 d8 A
(ii) For any motor vehicle wit a GVWA or GCWA of
10,000 pounds or more.
Sound Level Limit
Speed L Speed Limit
35 mph oriless Over 35 mph
06 de A 90 dB A
(.iii) For motor-driven y es and any other motor
vehicle not included in paragraphs (i) Or (ii):
soana Level Lrmrt
speaa u speaa L
3s mph Oriiess over 3srmpn
]0 d8 A 79 dB A
(c7 The measurement p cedures for determining compliance
with this sectvon shall. include the selection of measurement srt es
and shall take into consideration accepted scient if is and
professional methods for the measurement o£ vehicular sound levels.
measurement procedures shall include adjustment for ambient noise
level and may include adjustment for measurement distances of other
than fifty feet from the center of the lane or course of travel.
SECTION 5: EXEMPTIONS. The following are exempt from the
operation of this ordinance: ~
(a) Emergency veh vcles.
(b) Any motor veh vcl es engaged in a professional or
amateur sanc<voned cop vt vve sports event for wh v<h admission
or entry fee is charged, or practice or <rme trv als for such event
at a location customarily used for such sanct tuned event,
(c) Any motor vehicles eng ge vn manufacc urer's
g eer g, design or equipment test,
(d) Constructron or agri<ult oral equipment evther on
job svte or Traveling to and from job sat e.
SECTION 6: OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ADDIBLE SZGNAL DEVICES.
No person shall operate or sound or cause to be p aced or sounded 1
a motor veh i<le wren, bell, or ocher and i.b le signal device under
any circumstance except as required by aw and for any unnecessary
or unre asonaD le p vod o£ tome.
SECTION I. OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT. No person shall operate
nr <anse to be operatea anv watercraft within the coon<v wni<h
produced at a dvstance of fifty (EO') feet Erom said watercraft,
wvt Fan any residential zone, a sound level of nvnety (90) dB A.
SECTION B: OPERATION OF OUTEOOR SOUND AMPLIFYING oEVICEH.
No p son, ex pt for personnel of law enforcement or governmental
agencies, shall install, use, or op ate or cause to be installed, 1
used, or opera<ed any outdoor sound amplifying device in a fixed
or movable position, or in a mounted or attached position, or upon
a motoc vehacle or watercraft for <he purpose of transm rt<ing speech,
music, or other sound to any person within the Ci[y except when
.v nst all ed, used, or operated in compliance with ike following
regulations:
(a) Commercial Purposes in Resvdent val Zones. No sound
amp l.ify ing device snall be insta l3 ed, p at ed, or used for
commercial purposes at any tame in any res vdentval zone nor wvthvn
five hundred (500) feet thereof.
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(b7 Non-commercial P p es vn Residential zones. No
sound amplifying device sn all be ope ated or used for non-commercial
purposes between the Tours of 10:00 P.M, one day and ]:30 A.M.
the following day in any resrde nt ral zone nor within five hundred
(500) feet thereof, except wfien used for regulaely scheduled
operative £unet ions of and by any seTOOl or for the usual and
customary purposes of and by any church. Bloc pa rtres and other
functions may be ex pt ed from the provisions of thrs subsection
upon approval in advance from the City Commrssron.
(c) Commercial Purposes in 6[fi er Zones. Ao sound
amplifying device sfiall be operated or used for commercra p rposes
between tfie hours o£ 12:00 Midnight one day and ]:00 A.M. the
following day in y ther zone within the City.
(d) Non-COmmercial Purposes in Othec Zones. No sound
plifyi ng device shall be operated or used for non-comme rcral
purposes between the hours of 12:00 Midnight one day and ]:00 A.M.
the following day in any other zone within the City.
(e7 Commercial and Non-Commercial Purposes Near Cert avn
Grounds. No sound amplifying device shall be rnstall ed, p ated,
or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes upon any property
adjacent to and with two hundred (2007 feet. of any grounds upon
which is located a court, church, hospital, school, nursing Tome,
or Tome for the aged, while such Eacrlrtves shall be vn use within
the City, except as provided for in (b7 and (d).
(f7 Sound Lvmvtat ions. Sounds emanating from an outdoor
sound amplifying device shall be lrm rt ed in Volume, tone, and
intensity as follows:
(11 The sound shall not be audible at a distance
rn excess of two hundred (200) feet From the sound amp l.ifyi ng
aewice.
(z) The aonna shall hoe be lona ana raucous or
unreasonably jarring, arstu rb ing, an y g r a nu.is ance to
reasonable persons of normal sensrt vV ity within the area of
audrbvlity.
SECTION 9: OPERATION OF INOOGR SOUND AMPLIFYING DEVICES.
No p son shall operate or cause to be op at ed an indoor sound
producing device within a y esidenti al zone or within free hundred
(500) feet thereof which produces a sound level of five (5) or
more decibels in excess o£ tfie ambient noose level as measured
the property line of a y occupied residentially zoned proper<y,
or, if a condominium, apartment building, or duplex, within any
shall be punished by a £ine not to exceed Five Hundred ($300.00)
Dollars or by imprisonment in <he County Jail not to exceed sv xty
(60) d y or y oth fine and imprisonment. £ach day or portion
thereof in wh.i.ch such v>o lation occurs shall const vt ute a p ate
violation. sour may be brought in the cur cunt Court of semrnote
County to restraa n, enjoin, or otherwise prevent vro lation of this
SECTION 13. CONSTRDCTON. Thos ordinance shalt be deemed to
be cumulatvve and supplemental and vn addition to any other act,
law, or orarnanee relating co cne control of unneceaaarv, excaaar~e
and annoying noes es within tfie incorporated areas of the City of
Longwood, F.i or.ida. This oravn ance p sedes and r p is any
exvsting noose control ordananc e, special law, or regulation which
vs vn dvrect, vrr econcvl aD le conflvct herewith. Thos oravn ance shall
be liberally construed vn order to effect.ivel.y carry out the p po es
of this ordinance i p tecti ng the ant erests of the hea.ith, safety,
a£t er the exclusion of suc part or parts shall be deemed and held
to be ~alia as if ouch part or pans has not beer, ,nm~aea herein.
I£ this ordinance or any portion hereof shall be held , pp cable
~' to any person, group of persons, property, kind of propertyll
c,rcumst anc es, or set o£ crr cum stances, such holding shall not
affect the applicability hereof co any ocher person, p op rty or
E£CTION 15: ftEP£AL. This ordinance shall specifically repeal
Chapter 11 of the City Code o£ Longwood, Florida.
58CT10N 16: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take e£fec<
vmmeaiat ely upon passage an adoption.
FIPET E£ADI ,[. P /9~S
YAS SED ANO ADOPTED TH 5 /~ ~ OAY OF A. D. 1985
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