Greenville County's noise ordinance does not apply to any lawfully established business or industry, except establishments where on-site alcohol consumption occurs. Industrial noise is largely governed by zoning, not the decibel ordinance.
Section 15-102(b) states the noise ordinance is specifically not applicable to any lawfully established business or industry in Greenville County, with one exception: businesses where on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages occurs or is permitted, which must comply with the 70 dB / 60 dB limits. This means routine industrial and manufacturing noise from lawful operations is not enforced under the noise ordinance. Instead, industrial noise is chiefly managed through the county's zoning and land development regulations, which separate industrial districts from residential ones. The ordinance also exempts material handling by sanitation crews and refuse-compacting vehicles. Residents near lawful industry generally must look to zoning conditions rather than the noise ordinance for relief.
Lawful industry is exempt; no noise-ordinance penalty applies. Alcohol-serving businesses remain subject to misdemeanor penalties for exceeding decibel limits.
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