Nottingham Township, Washington County

"Noise from any facility shall not exceed 50 dBA at the lot line adjacent to any lot in a nonresidential zoning district and 15 dBA at the lot line adjacent to any lot in a residential zoning district, unless the adjacent property owner shall have executed a nondisturbance easement, covenant, or consent which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Washington County. The decibel measurement shall be taken at the exterior of any occupied structure on any property other than that occupied by the facility. Methods for measuring and reporting acoustic emissions from the facility shall be equal to or exceed the minimum standards for precision described in AWEA Standard 2.1, 1989, titled "Procedures for the Measurement and Reporting of Acoustic Emissions from Wind Turbine Generation Systems Volume I: First Tier.""