[Amended 10-21-2019 FATM, Art. 20]
No person shall amplify voice, music or sound whether live or recorded at a level which can be heard at a distance of greater than 100 yards from its source except by written permission of the Select Board.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Walpole as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Article XIII, Sec. 19, of the 1973 General Bylaws, as updated through 2002]
For the purpose of this article, the penalty for violation of any provision of this bylaw shall be a fine of not more than $200 for each day said violation exists, unless otherwise specified in the General Laws of the Commonwealth.
[Adopted 5-11-2005 SATM, Arts. 51 and 52 (Article XIII, Sec. 27, of the 1973 General Bylaws)]
[Amended 10-17-2006 FATM, Art. 29]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to engage in commercial, industrial or manufacturing operations, including construction for hire, excavation, pile driving or trash or rubbish collection, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. Sunday) if the effect of such activities is to create loud or annoying sounds, as defined herein, in any residential area of the Town of Walpole unless such activities are necessitated by exigent emergency circumstances impacting upon life, safety or protection of property. For purposes of this bylaw, noise which is plainly audible at a distance of 150 feet from such activities shall constitute prima facie evidence of loud or annoying sounds in violation of this bylaw.
Any person violating the provisions of this bylaw shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 for the first offense, and $250 for each subsequent offense.