All of the territory within 200 feet of the
premises of each hospital in this City is hereby created and established
as a zone of quiet. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to erect
and maintain in a conspicuous manner within this area, such signs
and markings as are necessary to designate it as a zone of quiet.
The Chief of Police may temporarily establish
a zone of quiet upon any street where a person is seriously ill, if
requested to do so by the written statement of at least one registered
physician certifying to its necessity. Said temporary zone of quiet
shall embrace all territory within a radius of 200 feet of the building
occupied by the person named in the request of said physician. Said
temporary zone of quiet shall be designated by the police by placing
at a conspicuous place in the street a sign or marker bearing the
words "Zone of Quiet."
No person operating a motor vehicle within any
designated and signed zone of quiet shall sound any horn or other
warning device of said vehicle except in an emergency.
[Added 6-15-1989]
The following activities shall not take place
in any residential zone of the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m.
B. Collection of trash, refuse, or recyclable materials,
except as follows:
[Amended 6-15-2023 by Ord. No. 23.331]
(1) Collection
of trash, refuse or recyclable materials in the downtown Central Business
Core District (CBc, dark pink), including receptacles located in a
district adjacent to the CBc District that service one or more properties
in the CBc District, where there shall be no time restriction.
(2) Collection
of trash, refuse or recyclable materials in the Florence Village Center
Districts (FVC and FVG), where trash collection shall be prohibited
between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(3) Collection
of trash, refuse or recyclable materials from municipally owned receptacles
in the public way.
C. Construction or demolition activities involving the
use of hammers, saws, drills, or power equipment, unless said activities
are emergency in nature and necessary for the protection or preservation
of property or the health or safety of a person.