Unincorporated Weld County caps industrial-area noise at 80 dB(A) daytime and 75 dB(A) at night. Normal mining and oil-and-gas noise is exempt. Greeley uses decibel review for mechanical/industrial noise plus its general disturbing-noise standard.
Weld County Code Sec. 14-9-40 permits up to 80 dB(A) (7 a.m.-9 p.m.) and 75 dB(A) (9 p.m.-7 a.m.) for an Industrial Area or Construction Activities, measured under Sec. 14-9-50. Notably, normal mining operations and oil and gas exploration, drilling and production are separately exempted by Sec. 14-9-60(L), significant in Weld, the state's leading oil-and-gas county. Greeley says it uses decibel measurement chiefly for mechanical or industrial noise, and its general Sec. 12-325 standard makes noise that annoys or disturbs a reasonable person unlawful. Oil and gas sites are also regulated by the state (ECMC).
Weld exceedances are Class II petty offenses ($30/$60/$300 plus a $10 surcharge); normal mining and oil-and-gas noise is exempt from Article IX.
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