Lane County uses a two-tier decibel standard: sound may not exceed 60 dBA between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., or 50 dBA between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., measured at or within the boundary of a neighbor's noise-sensitive unit that is not the source of the sound.
LC 6.225.010(A)(1) sets the meter-based limits: 50 dBA at night and 60 dBA by day, measured at the neighbor's property boundary or inside their home. LC 6.225.025 governs measurement: readings must use a Type I or Type II sound level meter meeting ANSI S1.4-1971, with A- and C-weighting and fast/slow response, and the person taking the reading must be trained by Oregon DEQ or a qualified acoustical engineer. If no meter reading is taken, the 'plainly audible' overnight standard applies instead.
Violations are enforced administratively under LC Chapter 5 and/or abated as nuisances under LC Chapter 9.
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