The following definitions shall apply to this Chapter and the Regulations adopted hereunder:

(1) Board. The Board of Health.

(2) Department. The Department of Public Health, Health Commissioner or any authorized representative thereof.

(3) Facility. The area, buildings and equipment used by any person at a single location in the conduct of business.

(4) Noise. The presence of a sound or sounds:

(a) of such intensity, duration, frequency or character which annoy, disturb, or cause or tend to cause adverse psychological and physiological effects on persons; or

(b) in excess of standards promulgated by the Board of Health; or

(c) in excess of limits set forth in this Chapter.

(5) Person. Any individual, natural person, syndicate, association, partnership, firm, corporation, institution, agency, authority, department, bureau or instrumentality of federal, state or local government or other entity recognized by law as a subject of rights and duties.

(6) Property Boundary means the following:

(a) For a single family dwelling, the property boundary is the property line.

(b) For dwelling units in a two family or multiple family dwelling, the property boundary is any partition common to two or more dwelling units within a building.

(7) Residence means a single family dwelling or a dwelling unit in a two family or multiple family dwelling, including apartments, condominiums or other residential arrangements where boundary lines cannot readily be determined.

(8) Sound. An oscillation in pressure, particle displacement, particle velocity or other physical parameter in a medium with internal forces that causes compression and rarefaction of that medium.

(9) Sound Level Meter. An instrument which includes a microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averager, output meter and any applicable weighting network used to measure sound pressure levels.

(10) Vibration. An oscillatory motion of solid bodies of deterministic or random nature described by displacement, velocity or acceleration with respect to a given reference point.

(11) Excessive Vibration. The presence of a vibration or vibrations:

(a) of such intensity, duration, frequency or character which annoy, disturb, or cause or tend to cause adverse psychological or physiological effects on persons, or damage or tend to damage personal or real property; or

(b) in excess of standards promulgated by the Board of Health; or

(c) in excess of limits set forth in this Chapter.

(12) Center City Commercial District. The area of the City from Vine street to South street between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers.^[46]

(13) Residential District. The areas of the City classified by Chapter 14-200 of The Philadelphia Code as residential districts.^[47]

(14) Neighborhood Commercial District. The areas of the City other than those encompassed within the Center City commercial district where commercial activity is permitted under the provisions of Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code.^[48]

(15) Public Area. Areas open to the public including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, public parks and recreation facilities.^[49]