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ORDINANCE NO. G71-03
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.30 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "NOISE"
PASSED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 23th DAY OF JULY 2003
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
City Council of the City of Elgin, Kane and
Cook Counties, Illinois, on this
24th day of July 2003.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
ss.
COUNTY OF KANE )
CERTIFICATE
I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed and acting
municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane Counties, Illinois.
I further certify that on July 23, 2003, the Corporate Authorities of such
municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. G71-03, which provided by its terms
that it should be published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G71-03, including the Ordinance
and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in
the municipal building commencing on July 24, 2003, and continuing for at least ten
days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public inspection
r upon request in the office of the municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on July 24, 2003
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Municipa Clerk
(SEAL)
Ordinance No. G71-03
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 10 . 30 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "NOISE"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Chapter 10 . 30 of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as amended, entitled "Noise, " be and is hereby amended by
amending Section 10 . 30 . 020, entitled, "General Noise Limitations, "
to add the following new subsection (E) to read as follows :
No person shall cause or allow the emission of sound
from any motor vehicle in the city to any receiving
residential property in the city during nighttime hours
that exceeds forty-five (45) dBA for a period of greater
than two (2) minutes when measured at any point within
such receiving residential property, provided however,
that no measurement of sound level shall be made less
than fifty feet (50 ' ) from the rear bumper of the motor
vehicle, or when no such bumper exists, from the rear
most wheel of the motor vehicle. For the purposes of this
section, "motor vehicle" shall be defined as any self-
propelled wheeled vehicle designed primarily for the
transportation of persons or goods .
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby
repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage and publication in the manner provided by
law.
A.'1, J
and Schock, Mayor
Presented: July 23 , 2003
Passed: July 23 , 2003
Vote : Yeas : 4 Nays : 2
Recorded: July 24 , 2003
Published: July 24 , 2003
Attest :
Dolonna Mecum, ity Clerk