The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning.
NOISE
Any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends
to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.
NOISE DISTURBANCE
Any sound which endangers or injures the safety or health of humans
or animals; or annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities;
or endangers or injures personal or real property.
PERSON
Any individual, association, partnership or corporation, and includes
any officer, employee, department, agency or instrumentality of a state or
any political subdivision of a state.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, alley or similar
place which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity.
REAL PROPERTY
All land, whether publicly or privately owned, whether improved or
not improved, with or without structures, exclusive of any areas devoted to
public right-of-way.
REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY
An imaginary line along the ground surface, and its vertical extension,
which separates the real property owned by one person from that owned by another
person, but not including intra-building real property divisions.
WEEKDAY
Any day, Monday through Friday, which is not a legal holiday.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) and, in default of payment
of fine and costs, be imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days.
The responsibility for enforcement of this chapter shall be shared by
the Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Pottsville and the Bureau of Police.