DEP Environmental Protection Forms Folder 1175, 1996-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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CHAPTER 2—NOISE CONTROL § 24-203

(hh) Lawn care device means any device powered mechanically, by elec- tricity, by gasoline, by diesel fuel or by any other fuel, which is intended to be used or is actually used for the mowing of grass, the cutting or chipping of trees, tree roots or tree branches, or the clearing of leaves or other vegetation from lawns, sidewalks, public streets or public highways and shall include, but not be limited to, such devices as lawn mowers and lawn mower attach- ments, lawn edgers, leaf blowers, leaf vacuums, mulchers and chippers. (ii) Motor vehicle means any device which is propelled by an engine in or upon which a person or material may be transported on the ground and which is intended to be operated upon a public highway. (jj) Muffler means an apparatus generally consisting of but not limited to a series of chambers or baffles for the purpose of transmitting gases while reducing sound levels. (kk) Noise means an erratic, intermittent, or statistically random oscilla- tion. (U) Owner means and includes the owner of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, or mortgagee thereof, a lessee or agent of any of the above persons, a lessee of a device or his or her agent, a tenant, operator, or any other person who has regular control of a device or an apparatus. (mm) Paving breaker means any powered construction device intended to cut or trench pavement, subbase macadam, gravel, concrete or hard ground. (nn) Person means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, firm, organization, governmental agency, administration or de- partment, or any other group of individuals, or any officer or employee thereof. (oo) Power tool means any device powered mechanically, by electricity, by gasoline, by diesel fuel or by any other fuel, which is intended to be used or is actually used for, but shall not be limited to, the performance of such functions as cutting, nailing, stapling, sawing, vacuuming or drilling. (pp) Railroad means a railroad, other than a rapid transit railroad or street railroad, operated for public use in the conveyance of persons or property for compensation, with all bridges, ferries, tunnels, equipment, switches, spurs, tracks, stations and terminal facilities used, operated or owned by or in connection therewith. (qq) Rapid transit railroad means a rapid transit railroad used for local service in the transportation of passengers as a common carrier for hire together with the appurtenances, facilities and equipment thereof. (rr) Refuse compacting vehicle means a motor vehicle designed to compact and transport refuse. (ss) Sound means an oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement, particle velocity, etc., in a medium with internal forces (e.g., elastic, viscous), or the superposition of such propagated oscillation which evokes an auditory sensation. 6195 NYC 2-29-96 NYC-WTC 000138213