NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
CHAPTER 2 —NOISE CONTROL § 24-230
the hours of seven a.m. and eight a.m. in any location more than three
hundred feet from any building that is lawfully occupied for residential use.
The distance of three hundred feet shall be measured in a straight line from
the point on the exterior wall of such building nearest to any point in. the
location at which such lawn care device is operated or used or caused to be
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§ 24-227.2 Power tools. No person shall operate or use or cause to be
operated or used any power tool in such a way as to create an unreasonable
noise; provided, however, that when a person actually operates or uses a snow
blower, or causes a snow blower to be operated or used, for the purpose of
complying with subdivision a of section 16-123 of this code, such person shall
not be in violation of this section.
§ 24-228 Schools, hospitals, courts. No person shall cause or permit the
creation of any unreasonable noise through the use of any device on any street
adjacent to any school or court while the same is in session, or adjacent to
any hospital.
§ 24-229 Noise sensitive zones. (a) Whenever the protection of the pub-.
lic health and comfort so requires, the commissioner and the board of health
may by joint order designate any geographical area of the city of New York
as a noise sensitive zone. Such designation shall be accompanied by a joint
administrative order setting forth a description of the subject geographical
area, the reasons for its determination as a noise sensitive zone, and shall
list those activities which if undertaken in such zone, would constitute
unreasonable noise. Such order shall be published in the City Record at least
five days but not more than ten days prior to its effective date, and shall be
effective for a period of not more than sixty days, renewable for additional
periods of sixty days.
(b) Any person suffering undue hardship by reason of the operation of an
order promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a) hereof may request a hearing
on written notice to the commissioner. Such person shall be afforded a hearing
within ten days of receipt of such notice. The commissioner shall issue a final
decision thereon within three days of the conclusion of a hearing held
pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) No person shall engage in or permit any person to be engaged in any
activity so as to violate the provisions of any order issued pursuant to
subdivision (a) hereof.
§ 24-230 Regulations. The commissioner shall have the power to prom-
ulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
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