Abstract
The local authorities of a suburban town wanted to control the low-frequency noise emissions due to musical entertainment at night clubs and taverns. Complaints from residents about booming bass guitar and drum sounds had to be balanced with the need for tavern owners to reasonably conduct business. It was recognized that the existing town code, which placed limits on A-weighted noise levels at property boundaries, was not an effective means to control low-frequency noise emissions. A revised ordinance was developed to address this issue, which now places additional limits on the allowable noise levels in specific octave bands. In particular, this includes the low-frequency (bass) octave bands. The octave band limits were selected such that the summation of band levels equals the A-weighted overall noise limit.
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