Industrial receiving land is capped at 75 dBA and business at 65 dBA at all times under Savannah's Table I. Loading, unloading, and handling containers or garbage cans is barred from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. across residential boundaries.
Under City of Savannah §9-2034 Table I, industrial-zoned receiving land is limited to 75 dBA and business to 65 dBA at all times, measured at the receiving property line. Section 9-2035(c) bars loading, unloading, opening, closing, or handling boxes, crates, containers, building materials, refuse, garbage cans, motor vehicles, or similar objects between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential boundary or in a noise-sensitive area. Idling heavy engines (10,000+ pounds) over 20 minutes within 150 feet of residential property is also prohibited under §9-2037.
Misdemeanor under §9-2041; abatement orders and per-day offenses apply.
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