Does anybody know the "noise" laws in lake county indiana or where to go to find them? Don't ask me to call my local police department because that was not fun.
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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
Actully, calling the police department or the sherriff's office and asking for the community services officer is usually one of the best ways to get information on local ordinances. Don't call and say "Wud up? Like I need ta know the bogus noise lawZ bee-yatch!" You need to ask politely for the local ordinances concerning automotive noise levels. :) Did you try your friend Google?
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Support the12volt.comYes, I did try Google. All I could find was noise restrictions on exhaust. The police department told me that if they can hear it outside of my vehicle that I will be ticketed. This is not about a ticket or the fact that I don't agree with the law. To an extent I do. This is about complaints from neighbors of my workplace. We are zoned industrial yet we have homes nearby. No legal problems yet. I just want to be informed.
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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
I could find more but one of the pages locked up IE.
Sound-amplifying equipment shall mean any machine or device for the amplification of the human voice, music or any other sound; such term shall not be construed as including standard automobile radios when used and heard only by occupants of the vehicle in which they are installed
New Noise Ordinance in Carmel, Indiana Imposes Stiff Fines for Loud Car Stereos
PUBLICATION: The Indianapolis News
DATE: July 16, 1999
SECTION: Metro North; Pg. N01
BYLINE: Scott L. Miley
DATELINE: Carmel, Indiana
The Indianapolis News reports that a new noise ordinance has been proposed in Carmel, Indiana's City Council that impose stiff fines on noise such as that from loud car stereos. Fines will range from $250 to $2500. Common household lawn and garden equipment will be exempt from 7 AM to 10 PM, as well as approved gatherings and celebrations. Violations will include sound heard from forty feet away or sound measured at 90 decibels or above at 6 feet from the source.
The article reports that a new noise ordinance has been proposed in Carmel, Indiana's City Council that impose stiff fines on noise such as that from loud car stereos. Fines will range from $250 to $2500. The Mayor pushed for the ordinance after he heard much resident concern about noise during his election campaign.
The article continues, noting that exceptions such as lawn mowers, power tools, construction equipment, burglar alarms, legal fireworks and cheering at sporting events will be allowed between 7 AM and 10 PM. Public parades and other approved gatherings will also be exempt. Sounds audible from forty feet away, as well as noise louder than 90 decibels at six feet from the source, will be considered violations.
The article concludes, noting that a recent ordinance in Evansville is similar, forbidding sounds from boom boxes to be heard 10 yards away, with a first-time fine of $50. The distance designation is designed to rid police of the burden of having to carry noise measurement devices.
New Noise Ordinance in Carmel, Indiana Imposes Stiff Fines for Loud Car Stereos
PUBLICATION: The Indianapolis News
DATE: July 16, 1999
SECTION: Metro North; Pg. N01
BYLINE: Scott L. Miley
DATELINE: Carmel, Indiana
The Indianapolis News reports that a new noise ordinance has been proposed in Carmel, Indiana's City Council that impose stiff fines on noise such as that from loud car stereos. Fines will range from $250 to $2500. Common household lawn and garden equipment will be exempt from 7 AM to 10 PM, as well as approved gatherings and celebrations. Violations will include sound heard from forty feet away or sound measured at 90 decibels or above at 6 feet from the source.
The article reports that a new noise ordinance has been proposed in Carmel, Indiana's City Council that impose stiff fines on noise such as that from loud car stereos. Fines will range from $250 to $2500. The Mayor pushed for the ordinance after he heard much resident concern about noise during his election campaign.
The article continues, noting that exceptions such as lawn mowers, power tools, construction equipment, burglar alarms, legal fireworks and cheering at sporting events will be allowed between 7 AM and 10 PM. Public parades and other approved gatherings will also be exempt. Sounds audible from forty feet away, as well as noise louder than 90 decibels at six feet from the source, will be considered violations.
The article concludes, noting that a recent ordinance in Evansville is similar, forbidding sounds from boom boxes to be heard 10 yards away, with a first-time fine of $50. The distance designation is designed to rid police of the burden of having to carry noise measurement devices.
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I have located laws from towns here in Indiana but nothing from any town/city anywhere near me. I am in northwest Indiana, Lake County. Not only that but the area I am interested in is Industrial, not resedential. None of this pertains to public roads but on private property.
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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
20 gallons of resin and 162 db? Damn...
If the cop says if he can hear it you will be ticketed, then there is your warning. In many places if the stereo can be heard at all outside the vehicle, it is up to the discretion of the police whether they ticket you or not. Other places include distance criteria such as heard from 25 or 50 feet away. Many stock car stereos can violate the laws if turned up.
If you are talking about sound coming from your place of business, there will be different laws pertaining to that and you need to check the local zoning with your city council or city clerk's office. In many places, if you can show the noise is necessary and due to your normal business activities (and your building is properly zoned) then it is OK between the hours of 9AM and 10PM. If the noise is boom cars from your customers in the parking lot, then that probably would not be allowed. Call your city clerk and ask how you can get a copy of any city ordinances concerning noise from your business.
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Support the12volt.comI have located the laws for industrial areas here where I am at. In industrial areas our county does not impose any noise regulations from 7 am.to 10 pm. But I have found out that OSHA, on the other hand, does. Hearing protection must be worn in any area where sound pressure levels exceed 90bd. So aparently I can be fined for this, even for customers in the parking lot. Which is what prompted all of this in the first place. Thanks for the help.
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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
BTW. The 330lbs of mat and 20 gal of resin is for the entire car. The interior is almost all glass, dash, door panels, console, speaker pods for four MTX TX6001 comp. sets, amp racks for one mtx thunder.7804 and one thunder.92001 going to two MTX t9512-44 subs.
This is my personal car and I do not just ride around pounding it. There is a time and place for everything.
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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
One more point re: customers in your parking lot. Check into your liability here. It is probably a violation of disturbing the peace laws at the very least, but find out if it is your liability or theirs. If they are breaking the law but doing it on your property (or leased property) are you liable? Or if there's a citation to be given, is it solely on them? Do you need to put up a sign reading "Please do not boom in the parking lot" or something to protect you and your business from being cited? The last thing you want is to place your business at risk because of idiot customers that you can't control.
As far as OSHA is concerned, be very careful to observe their requirements. OSHA violations can mean BIG fines, and trouble with police or neighbors can mean an OSHA inspector visit. I once worked at a place that was fined $25K and $5K a DAY after the compliance deadline had passed. This was for having walkways that were too narrow (OSHA says 32" minimum I believe) even though this was how the building was constructed! Take them seriously.
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