Newark CO §634.05 Table 1 sets decibel ceilings by receiving land use: residential 60 dBA day / 50 dBA night, retail 70 dBA at all times, measured at or within the receiver's property line. Section 634.07 layers absolute time-weighted health-and-welfare caps starting at 90 dBA.
Newark uses a two-track system. Track one (§634.05) is a quiet-residence standard measured at the listener's lot line: 60 dBA daytime, 50 dBA at night in R-S/R-1/R-2/R-3 zones, 70 dBA in all other zones (defined as 'retail area' in §634.02(9)) at all hours. Track two (§634.07) is a 50-foot-from-source health-and-welfare standard with sliding caps: 90 dBA over 24 hours, up to 108 dBA over 22 minutes. Both tracks apply concurrently - a source can violate §634.05 (annoying the neighbors) without hitting §634.07, but §634.07 triggers a tougher third-degree misdemeanor.
Section 634.05 violations: minor misdemeanor (up to $150) first; fourth-degree (up to $250) for repeats. Section 634.07 violations: third-degree misdemeanor (up to $500 and 60 days jail) every time. Each day is a separate offense.
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