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J. K. Person. Any individual, firra partnership, corporation, trustee, association, the State and its agencies and subdivision, or any body of persons whether incorporated or not. With respect to acts prohibited or required herein, person shall include employees and licensees. A-Weighted. A specific weighing of the sound pressure level for the purpose of determining the human response to sound. The specific weighing characteristics and tolerances are those given in American National Standards Institute 1.4-1983, Section 5.1. Subd 2.General Noise Standards A. B. Incorporation by Reference. The MPCA Noise Rule, Chapter 7030.0010 through 7030.0080, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto are hereby referred to, adopted incorporated by reference, and made a part of this ordinance. A current copy shall be available for public inspection through the City of Orono City Clerk's office. Maximum Noise Levels by Receiving Land Use Districts. No person shall operate or cause or permit to be operated any source of noise in such a manner as to create a noise level outdoors exceeding the dB limit set in Table 1 for the receiving land use district specified. TABLE 1 SOUND LEVELS BY RECEIVING LAND USE DISTRICTS I.and Use District Dav 17 A.M. - 10 P.M.I Night HO P.M. - 7 A.M.l Residential 60 dB(A) 50 dB(A) Commercial 65 dB(A) 65 dB(A) Industrial 65 dB(A) 65 dB(A) C. Exemptions 1.The levels prescribed above shall not apply to special events which have been granted a 'noise standards exemption' by the City Council. Application for such exemption shall be made in a timely manner prior to the event, and may be approved if the City Council finds that the proposed event will not adversely affect the citizens of Orono, and is otherwise consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare of the City. Page 3