Lima has no separate industrial decibel standard. Commercial and industrial noise is regulated through the general 'noise disturbance' rule in Codified Ordinance 648.20 and zoning; heavy uses are separated from homes by Lima's zoning districts.
Lima, historically an oil-refinery and manufacturing city, separates heavy uses from residential areas primarily through zoning rather than through a numeric noise standard. There is no industrial-specific decibel limit in the Codified Ordinances. Noise from a business or plant that crosses into residential property and unreasonably disturbs ordinary residents can be addressed as a 'noise disturbance' under Ordinance 648.20. State and federal environmental rules (Ohio EPA and OSHA) govern occupational and some emissions-related noise, but neighbor-facing industrial noise complaints in Lima generally run through the city's general noise ordinance and zoning enforcement. Documenting the source, time, and impact strengthens a complaint.
Noise-disturbance citations under 648.20 carry $100/$250/$500 fines for first/second/third convictions within a year, with no fine suspension.
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