Blaine's local noise ordinance uses a plainly-audible-at-50-feet standard rather than its own decibel limits. Measured decibel limits come from Minnesota state rules (Minn. R. 7030.0040): residential daytime L10 65 / L50 60 dBA and nighttime L10 55 / L50 50 dBA.
Blaine's own noise ordinance (Blaine City Code Sec. 50-201 through 50-203) does not set numeric decibel limits; instead it uses practical audibility tests, such as electronic or audio sound "plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet" and noisy parties audible at 50 feet, during the nighttime quiet period of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The applicable numeric decibel limits come from Minnesota's statewide noise standards adopted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under Minn. R. 7030.0040. Those standards classify land by Noise Area Classification (NAC). For residential land (NAC-1), the limits are: daytime L10 of 65 dBA and L50 of 60 dBA, and nighttime L10 of 55 dBA and L50 of 50 dBA. "L10" is the sound level exceeded 10 percent of the time during a one-hour survey, and "L50" is the level exceeded 50 percent of the time (Minn. R. 7030.0020). Daytime is 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and nighttime is 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (Minn. R. 7030.0020). Commercial (NAC-2) and industrial (NAC-3) areas have higher allowances. For day-to-day complaints in Blaine, the city's 50-foot audibility test is the front-line standard; the state dBA limits provide the measured backstop when needed.
Blaine enforces noise mainly through the audibility standard (Community Standards 763-785-6146 / police 911). Measured-decibel cases reference the Minn. R. 7030.0040 limits. The city's published guide does not list a fixed dollar fine; penalties follow the city code's general enforcement provisions.
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