Lee County sets numeric dBA caps: residential 66 dBA day / 55 dBA night; commercial 72 day / 65 night; industrial 75 at all times. Measured at the receiving property line, at least 5 dB above ambient, with a type-2 A-weighted meter.
Table 1 of Ord. 14-18 sets maximum permissible sound levels by receiving land use: Residential/public space/agricultural — 66 dBA (7 a.m.–10 p.m.), 55 dBA (10 p.m.–7 a.m.); Commercial/business — 72 dBA (7 a.m.–10 p.m.), 65 dBA (10 p.m.–7 a.m.); Manufacturing/industrial — 75 dBA at all times. Multifamily interiors are capped at 50 dBA day / 45 dBA night. Pure tones subtract 5 dBA; short impulsive daytime sounds add 10 dBA. Meters must be A-weighted, slow response, type-2 (ANSI S1.4), aimed at the source from within the receiving property.
Exceeding a Table 1 limit is a second-degree misdemeanor: up to $500 or 60 days jail; each occurrence a separate offense.
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