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<section number="19-121" name="Definitions" law="code" slug="sec-19-121" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_19PO_DIV2NOCO_S19-121DE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>For the purposes of this Division, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Commercial means anything other than a residential zone or industrial zone as set forth in Subtitle 27.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="1.1">
      <text>Construction means temporary activities directly associated with site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, alteration, or demolition of structures or roadways.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>dBA means decibels of sound, as determined by the A-weighting network of a sound level meter or by calculation from octave band or one-third octave band data.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2.1">
      <text>dBC means decibels of sound, as determined by the C-weighting network of a sound level meter or by calculation from octave band or one-third octave band data.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Daytime means the hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Decibel means a unit of measure equal to 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of a particular sound pressure squared to the standard reference pressure squared. The standard reference pressure is 20 micropascals.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Department shall mean the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or another authorized designee agency or department.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Director shall mean the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement for Prince George's County, Maryland, or their authorized designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Enforcement officer means:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>for a noise originating from any source:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>an employee or agent of the Department designated by the Director to enforce this Division;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a police officer; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>for a noise originating from an animal source, the Director of the Animal Control Division or the Director's authorized designee within the Department of the Environment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7.1">
      <text>Industrial Zone means any property that has been zoned industrial.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Landlord shall mean the person who manages, leases, holds, or otherwise controls the property of an owner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Nighttime means the hours from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Noise means sound, created or controlled by human activity, from one or more sources, heard by an individual over a period of time.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>Noise disturbance means any noise that is:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>unpleasant, annoying, offensive, loud, or obnoxious;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>unusual for the time of day or location where it is produced or heard;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>detrimental to the health, comfort, quality of life, or safety of any individual or to the reasonable enjoyment of property or the lawful conduct of business because of the loudness, duration, or character of the noise or;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>exceeds the objective standards of this Division.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>Noise-suppression plan means a written plan to use the most effective noise-suppression equipment, materials, and methods appropriate and reasonably available for a particular type of construction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>Owner shall mean the person listed on the tax records of the County as the property owner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>Person means an individual, group of individuals, corporation, firm, partnership, or voluntary association; or a department, bureau, agency, or instrument of the County or any municipality, or of any other government to the extent allowed by law.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>Police Chief or officer shall mean the Chief of the Prince George's County Police Department, a sworn member of the Prince George's County Police Department, or their authorized designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>Receiving property means any real property where people live or work and where noise is heard, including an apartment, condominium unit, or cooperative building unit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>Residential means any property in a residential zone as set forth in Subtitle 27.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>Residential area is an area located within a residential or rural and agricultural zone listed in Subtitle 27 of this Code, including residential areas abutting Transit-Oriented/Activity Center zones and mixed-use, commercial, and industrial areas as defined in Subtitle 27.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>Recreational or Entertainment Establishment is an establishment as defined in Subtitle 27 of this Code.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="20">
      <text>Sound means an auditory sensation evoked by the oscillation of air pressure.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="21">
      <text>Source means any person, installation, device, or animal causing or contributing to noise.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
