Decatur commissioners made it so any lawn equipment or generator with a sound level over 65 decibels cannot be used before 7 a.m. or after 10 p.m. On weekends, it would limit time for lawn mowing ...
In practice, CNEL values are comparable to NEF and exceed them by 35 ± 2 dB. The total noise exposure per day (CNEL) is calculated from the equation: where NL max is the maximum Noise Level in dBA and ...