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Pcre.on; P;eans any individual, firm, p rt.nership corporation, trustee, associ ifion, the state and its agencies and subdivisions, or any body of persons, whether incorporated or not, and with respect to acts pro- hibited or required herein shall include employees and licensees. Sound. An oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, K. parameter, in a medium with internal forces that vs compression or other physical p that causes compression and rarefaction of that medium. The description of sound may include any characteristic of such sound, including duration, intensity and frequency. L. Sound Pressure Level (SPL): Sound Pressure Level is 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of a sound, p, to the reference pressure, p,. For the purposes of These regulations, qe reference pressure shall be 20 micronewtons per square meter (20 uN /m ). In equation form, Sound Pressure Level in units of decibels is expressed as: SPL. (dB) = 20 log, lop /Pr M. Sound Receiving Unit: A unit oc property or a building containing a person, business, activity, animal life, or property which is affected by noise or excessive noise. N. Vibration: Refers to the oscillation of a solid diobody material, including but not limited to, earth, concrete, machinery, building structures, or other similar materials. Within this ordinance, the term vibration shall refer to those oscillations which ar,g disturbing, injurious, damaging or o dangerous. 000.020. Motor Vehicles. Any motor vehicle operated or driven on any highway or in any park or parking lot or on private property within the City shall comply with noise standards set by the State of Minnesota. 000.021. Adoption of State Motor Vehicle Noise Limits, Minnesota Highway Traffic Regulations 169.69 (Mufflers) and 169.693 (Motor Vehicle Noise Limits) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NPC 4 (Motor Vehicle Noise Limits - 1977) are adopted and incorporated by reference. 000.030. Snowmobiles. Any snowmobile operated or driven anywhere within the City shall comply with noise standards set by the State of Minnesota. 000.031. Adoption of State Snowmobile Noise Limits. Minnesota Snowmobile Rules and Regulations Chapter Five: Natural Resources 57subd. E (Mufflers) 1979, is adopted and incorporated by reference.