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Railroads, Expressways and Indus- (e) Consult With Residents L_ivin In trial Areas: if annoyance or The Area disturbance from these excessively noisy sources is to to be avoided, It often pays to talk to people residential buildings should be living, in the arca to determine located at a distance of at least whether or not Lhvy art- disturbed one mile and preferably two miles by noise, especially at night. (1.6 to 3.2 km) from the sources. .. 2. SELECTING A QU11:7' LOCATION WITHIN A (b) Check With City Zoning or Planning 1IOUSI14G OR APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT Authorities Of course the first thing that. you Consult with local city or county should do is to select and inspect an planning authorities regarding apartment development that advertises future development plans for the de to soundproof' wall and floor construction, area. a result of future quiet, efficient central ai.rconditioni.np, rezoning action, quiet residential systems and fully carpeted interiors, areas frequently are bordered by. including entrance foyers, corridors and Industrial parks or huge shopping hallways. malls. Although such business centers by themselves may not In addition, it is Important Co choose cause any annoyance, the noise se an apartment that ha> a ventilation system from the increasing flow with air supply and return branch ducts aut omobile traffic and shipments oheavymobi serving individual. roomer, and well -fitted, by trucks to and from the solid -core doors with perimeter f;askeLs and areas, especially at night, may threshold seals installed in bedrot,m areas. become a major source of Such construction and furnishings arc disturbance for you. prerequisites for ensuring a quiet environment and adequate privacy within a dwelling unit, as well as minimizing the Intrusion of noise from nc]ghborinl• (c) Consult With City or County apartmt•nt units or other arc.!; in thk- portation Authorities building. Such authorities should be consulted relative to the status and location of existing and proposed expressways, mass transit systems and changes in aircraft flight paths, procedures and operation. (d) Conduct An On -Site Examination Conduct several on-site examinations of the area durJng daylight and e.pecially after tnldnlg;ht to ass;ess the• outdoor noiv;e envirunm.'nt. Re espec l:tlly a.lett for the location of Ilrt' and Police stations, schools and athletic fields, hospitals, sport arenas, race tracks, shopl.InI; center's and amusement parks. A] thoul;h ordinari ly these civic centers and activities may be considered secondary sources of noise, they could well become, depending on their proximity to your location, the major source of noise and disturbance for you. Zr _H4.1r /")I -)k-//9. If possible, avoid chour.inl, a lcomc ar an apartment unit that has only a sirgac' air -return grille or duct to serve the• entire dwelling; arca. In order to complc?o the circulation, entrance doort: t( individual rooms untst be urulcrcnt a lain I inch (2.5 cm) at the bottom to provide :n: air gap for passage of the rclurn At. Regrettably, such air gals alto create n series of flanking; path!: ih� ..•t•,h;•ut. tb% dwelling, which virtually null It•, ani - insulation that partition t:a': ir. rmd door: separating rooms could prnv idc•. 11', i:c addition, the return grit le• le: nod. rsi.c�f, the air -flow velocity at Ib. i:.,.• of IIW grille must. be made fall -IN' hlph In order tr, ►nalnt.nln adequate' vent Ila( Inn. unfortunately, may g'.encralc it considerable amount of high- pitched noise. As a consequence, the occul ani:: of :•uch dwi lllnt". frequently complain not. only about. the 186• of privacy. hilt al :o of Interference V sleep caused by the grille noise: intrudLnt into the bedroom are:. A parr Iculacrly t;vriou:: pt,.•hlcri that often occurs in apartment bit ilding:• ir cauSed by a ventilation :y:;tem in p'hieh et