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ORDINANCE NO. 171 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LITTLE CANADA CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 2801 NOISE ORDINANCE. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Municipal Code of Little Canada is hereby amended by adding Chapter 2801, NOISE ORDINANCE, to read as follows: "Section 2801. NOISE ORDINANCE Sec. 2801.010 Definitions. The following words and terms when used in this ordinance shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. City Official - Any duly authorized representative of the City as designated by the City Council. Highway - Any street, road, or public way in the City. L10 Level - The noise level, expressed in dBA, which is exceeded ten percent of the time for a one hour survey, as measured by test procedures approved by the City Official. Motor Vehicle - Any self - propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks and any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self - propelled vehicle except snowmobiles. Noise - Any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psycological or physiological effect on humans. Noise Level - See sound level. Person - An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trustee, association, the state and its agencies and subdivisions, or any body of persons whether incorporated or not. And with respect to acts prohibited or required herein, person shall include employees and licensees. Sound Level (Noise Level) - The A- weighted sound pressure level, expressed in dBA, obtained by use of a sound -level meter having characteristics as specified in the American National Standards Institutes (ANSI) Standard SI -4 -1961. Sound Pressure Level (SPL) - Expressed in decibels (dB), is 20 times the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the observed sound pressure to a reference pressure of 20 micropascals.