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Home My WebLink About1395 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1977/12/19DECEMBER 19, 1977 8c ORDINANCE NO. 1395 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-509(3) OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO NOISE THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS: Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 11-509(3), is amended as follows: r Ja 1 1 Section 11-508. Requirements for Air Circulation Devices (1) All air circulation devices including, but not limited to, window and central air conditioning units, shall be considered as noise sources in relation to the source requirements in Section 11-507. (2) No person may install or place any air circulation device equipment in any location without the prior approval of a city official. Window air conditioning units are exempt from the provisions of this subsection, except that the noise produced by such window units, as well as by all existing air circulation devices, shall be attenuated by means deemed appropriate by the city offical, including, but not limited to, relocation of such units or devices, if this noise results in or contributes to noise pollution. Section 11-509. Operational Limits for Various Sound Sources (1) No person driving or operating a locomotive or other powered vehicle adapted for travel on any railway in St. Louis Park may ring a bell or sound a whistle upon such locomotive or vehicle, or cause the same to be rung or sounded at any time other than in cases in which the locomotive or vehicle is at or within 1320 feet before any place where the railway crosses a traveled highway on the same level or in cases of imminent danger. (2) No person shall drive or operate any minibike, snowmobile, or other similar recreational vehicle, not licensed for travel on public streets, at any time other than between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (3) No person may operate any outdoor power implement including, but not limited to, a power lawnmower, power hedge clipper, power saw or other such implement at any time other than between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The operation of equipment for snow removal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section when initiated within 12 hours of the completion of the most recent snowfall. (4) No person shall engage in, permit, or allow construction activities involving the use of power equipment, manual tools, movement of equipment, or other activities resulting in noise pollution at any time other than between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekends and holidays. December 21, 1977 303.5 Sec. 2. Penalty. Any person who violates this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not to exceed $300 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days, or both. Sec. 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15 days after its publication. At est: Adopted by the City Council December 19, 1977. ge.01(i•rs4.0+1/ `City erk Reviewed for administrion: y Manager Approved as to form and legality: City torney • SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota State of Minnesota ss. County of Hennepin J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspapei has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printers Ordinance No. 1395 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper. and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for OflO successive weeks, that it was first so published on Head the 28 day of December, 19_17 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of , 19— and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit abcdef ghi)klmnopgrsluvwx yz Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28 day of December CARnLYN WHITE NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My Commission Expires Aug 18. 1984 XVYVVYVVVVYVVVVVVVYVVVIrf VVVVVdv vVY 19 77 (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO 1395 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC- TION 11-50913) OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELAT- , ING TO NOiSE' THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS PARK ORDAINS Sec 1. The St Louis Park.Ordt°- nance Code, Segtton 11.509)3), is amended as follows' 1 - Section 11-508 Requirements for Mr Circulation` Devices r' t 1) All air circulation devices in- cluding, but not limited to; window and central air conditioning units, shall be considered as noise sources in relation to the source requirements In Section 11-507 • (2) No person may' install or place any air circulation device equipment , in any location without the prior ap- proval of a city, official Window air conditioning units are exempt from the provisions of this sufisection, ex• cept that the noise produced by such window units, as well as'by all exist- ing air circulation devices, shall be attenuated by means ,deemed ap= propriate by the city official, includ-'t ing, but not limited to, relocation of; such units or devices, 1f this noise re;, sults, in or contributes to noise pollu•, tion Secdon 11-509. Operational Limits for Various Sound Sources 1) No person driving or operating a locomotive or other powered vehi- cle adapted for travel on any railway in 5( Louis Park may ring a bell or sound a whistle upon such locomotive or vehicle, or catjse the same to be rung or sounded at any time other than in cases in which the locomotive or vehicle is at or within 1320 feet be fore any place where the railway crosses a traveled highway on the' same' level or in cases of imminent danger ' t 2) No person shall drive or operate any minibike, snowmobile, or other similar recreational vehicle: not licensed for travel on public streets, at any time other than between 7 00 a m and 10,00 p m t 3) No person may operate any out door power implement including. but not limited to. a power lawnmower, power hedge clipper. power 'saw or other such implement at any time - otiter than between 7 a m and 10 p m, on weekdays and9am andlopm on weekends and holidays The opera- tion of equipment for snow removal shall be exempt from the provisions of,this section when initiated within 12 hours of the completion of the most recent snowfall i4) No person shall engage in per mit or allow construction activities Involving the use of power equipment,' manual tool1, movement of equip.'-'• ment or other, activities resulting ins noise pollution at -any time other than(S between 7 a m -and 10 p m on week+{ days; and 9 a.m and 10 p m weekends and holidays Sec 2 Penh) Any person who imitates this grdtttance is guilty of Misdeineanor and may be pun shed Ia 'rbl /a fine,of not to exceed 83(Xl ,,'p timprisolimept.for net 16,e ca'eiL' days, or both, Sec. 3. EftOive Date. abik,,o . t nahce;shall take, effect fiftgeri i 15) �• dors after its publication;' j , -, Adopted byy,,the ,City' Council De cembeT 13,,11917',4 •, .)i<j iRVING M STERN Mayoi Attest 1. 1.1 EARL E HANSON City Clerk • i Reviewed for administration is) JOHN W ELWELL ,r City Manager h Approved es to form and legality t its) WAYNEC POPHAM City Attorney •t Dec 28. 1977)—SLP-GV t' File No Affidavit of Publication SI LOUISPARK SUN St. Louis Park, Minnesota In The Matter Of s