Section 106-15 BUILDING, UTILITY, ROADCONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION OPERATIONS.

A. The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building in a residential or business district, the performance of any work on a public utility, the performance of any work relating to road construction, and any excavation work on January 1 ^st (New Year's Day), the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), July 4^th (Independence Day), the first Monday in September (Labor Day), the fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day), and December 25^th (Christmas Day), or other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, is prohibited, except in cases of necessity in the interest, public health, safety and welfare, and then only with a permit from the Town Manager or his designee. This prohibition does not apply to Town employees or to contractors performing work in compliance with the terms and requirements of a Town contract.

B. When one of the regular holidays mentioned in Subsection (a) of this section falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be declared the holiday. When one of the regular holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be declared the holiday.

C. Construction . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Chapter, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, construction, alteration or repair activities that are authorized by a valid Town permit shall be allowed if they meet at least one of the following noise limitations:

1. No individual piece of equipment shall produce a noise level exceeding 85 dB(A) at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet. If the device is housed within a structure on property, the measurement shall be made outside the structure at a distance as close to twenty-five (25) feet from the equipment as possible.

2. The noise level at any point outside of the property planes of the project shall not exceed 90 dBA.