Fayetteville limits sound at the property line to 60 dB(A) daytime / 55 dB(A) night in residential zones, 65/60 dB(A) commercial, and 75 dB(A) in industrial areas. Cumberland County uses the same use-occupancy table.
Fayetteville City Code Sec. 17-10, Table 1 sets maximum permissible sound levels by use occupancy: residential 60 dB(A) (6 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 55 dB(A) (10 p.m.-6 a.m.); commercial/business 65 and 60 dB(A); manufacturing/industrial 75 dB(A) at all times. Limits apply at or beyond the property boundary and may be exceeded no more than five minutes or ten percent of readings during a ten-minute period. Permitted or exempt sources may exceed the table by up to 15 dB(A) (Sec. 17-10(b)). Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-24 mirrors this framework for unincorporated areas.
Exceeding the table brings a citation and civil penalty; each day of violation is a separate offense (Sec. 17-18).
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