COMPATIBILITY OF LAND USES TO NOISE ENVIRONMENTS

Table 18
COMPATIBILITY OF LAND USES TO NOISE ENVIRONMENTS
       
       
       
      EXTERIOR NOISE   INTERIOR NOISE
LAND USE RECEPTORS   EXPOSURE ALLOWANCES   EXPOSURE ALLOWANCES
      (in decibels (Ldn))   (in decibels (Ldn))
  AGRICULTURAL: Agricultural & Intensive     < 70  
  Agricultural Uses     70-75  
      > 75  
  COMMERCIAL: Retail sales, Office buildings,     < 70  
  Professional services, Commercial business     70-75  
      > 75  
  INDUSTRIAL: Industrial, Manufacturing,     < 70  
  Utility, and Waste Disposal Facilities     70-75  
      > 75  
  INSTITUTIONAL - NOISE SENSITIVE: Schools,     < 65   < 45
  Hospitals, Nursing homes, Libraries, Churches     65-70  
      > 70   > 45
  INSTITUTIONAL - NON-NOISE SENSITIVE:      
  Auditoriums, Theaters     < 70  
      > 70  
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Golf courses, Riding     < 70  
  stables, Water recreation, Cemeteries     > 70  
  OUTDOOR RECREATION: Playgrounds,     < 70  
  Neighborhood parks     > 70  
  RECREATIONAL: Outdoor spectator sports      
  activities, Sports arenas/stadiums     > 70  
  RESIDENTIAL - MULTIPLE FAMILY     < 65   < 45
      65-70  
      > 70   > 45
  RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE FAMILY     < 60   < 45
      60-70  
      > 70   > 45
  RESIDENTIAL - RURAL RESIDENTIAL     < 65   < 45
      65-70  
      > 70   > 45
  TRANSIENT LODGING - MOTELS, HOTELS, RV PARKS, ETC     < 65   < 45
      65-70  
      > 70   > 45
       
       
  LEGEND      
  < Less than
  > Greater than
  *Note: The above table applies both to encroachment on new land uses by existing noise sources, and to encroachment by new noise sources on existing land uses. When noise is measured in hourly Leq, 50 Leq shall be the equivalent standard for 60 Ldn or CNEL.