[Adopted 10-5-1998 by Ord. No. 1378 (Secs. 650.01 and 650.99
of the 1982 Code)]
A.
No person shall unnecessarily and repeatedly sound the horn of any
vehicle or use any loud signaling device thereon, except an emergency
vehicle or a vehicle on emergency business.
B.
No person shall operate, or cause to be operated, any audio or audio-generating
device, including, but not limited to, an audio amplification device,
an audio reproduction device, a hand-carried radio, cassette, compact
disc player or portable television, whether or not such device is
carried or installed in a vehicle, on any public street, sidewalk,
park, conveyance, building or property or on any private property,
which generates an A-weighted sound level in excess of 68 dB(a), measured
at or adjusted to a distance of 50 feet from the location of the source
of the sound. If an A-weighted sound device is not present, a violation
will be deemed to have occurred if the sound is audible to any degree
to a police officer located a distance of not less than 75 feet from
the source of the sound. However, a violation shall not be deemed
to apply to an audio device used in conjunction with a private or
public open-air musical concert or event.
C.
An A-weighted sound device shall be a sound level measuring device
classified as either a Type I or Type II as defined by the American
National Standards Institute Specifications, Section 1.4-1971.
D.
Any audio or audio-generating device used for one or more of the
following purposes shall be exempt from this section:
(1)
Any such device being operated to request assistance or warn of any
hazardous or emergency situation;
(2)
Any such device used in conjunction with an emergency vehicle or
any vehicle operated by any utility, including gas, electric, water
or communications; or
(3)
Any such device used in connection with a parade, a political activity, an amusement activity or a community event, provided the same is open to the general public, and provided, further, that the allowable sound level as set forth in Subsection B hereof is not exceeded between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, prevailing time.
E.
In the event the source of any noise, horn, audio device or audio-generating device as set forth in Subsection B hereof is located in a vehicle, it shall be sufficient under this section for the titled owner of the vehicle to be identified and cited therein. For purposes of this section, the titled owner of the vehicle shall be deemed to be the person in control of said vehicle and the person violating this section.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of § 230-1 shall be fined $150 for a first offense and $300 for each subsequent offense.
