Manufacturing and industrial land in unincorporated Lee County is capped at 75 dBA at all times at the receiving property line. Where industry predates encroaching homes, the higher industrial limit can apply to those homes as an affirmative defense.
Table 1 sets a single 75 dBA limit at all times for manufacturing or industrial receiving land. Sec. Six(A)(2) provides that where an industrial or commercial use existed before residential encroachment, the sound-level limit for the encroaching residential use becomes the industrial or commercial limit — and proving the industrial use predated the homes is an affirmative defense. Pure tones cut the limit 5 dBA; short daytime impulsive sounds add 10 dBA. Utilities, emergency work, railways and airports are exempt. Applies in unincorporated Lee County.
Exceeding 75 dBA is a second-degree misdemeanor: up to $500 or 60 days jail, each occurrence a separate offense.
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