The following uses and activities shall be exempt
from noise level regulations:
A. The sound of safety signals and warning devices;
B. Sounds resulting from any authorized vehicle, when
responding to an emergency;
C. Sounds resulting from the provision of municipal services;
D. Any sound resulting from activities of a temporary
duration that are permitted by law;
E. The unamplified human voice, except as specified in §
451-18E;
F. Parades and public gatherings for which a permit has
been issued pursuant to this Code of the City of Monroe;
G. Bells, chimes and carillons, while being used for
religious purposes or in conjunction with religious services or for
national celebrations or public holidays, as well as those bells,
chimes and carillons that are presently installed and in use for any
purpose; and
H. Sounds resulting from emergency work.
The following uses and activities shall be exempt
from noise level regulations:
A. Lawn maintenance equipment when it functions within
the manufacturer's specifications and with all mufflers and noise-reducing
equipment in use and in properly operating condition between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
B. Nonamplified crowd noises resulting from activities,
such as those planned by community agencies, governmental groups,
schools and day-care centers.
C. Construction noises, when the construction is carried out pursuant to a valid building permit issued by the City, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., excluding Sundays and legal holidays and subject to §
451-13.
D. Construction noises resulting from the performance
of a contract with the City.
Any aircraft operated in conformity with, or
pursuant to, federal law, federal air regulations and air traffic
control instruction used pursuant to and within the duly adopted federal
air regulations shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Any aircraft operating under technical difficulties, in any kind of
distress, under emergency orders of air traffic control or pursuant
to and subsequent to the declaration of an emergency under federal
air regulations, shall also be exempt from this chapter.
All rail cars and locomotives and all motor
carriers engaged in interstate commerce shall, while engaged in such
operations in the City, conform to the noise emission levels established
by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Noise Control
Act of 1972, being P.L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234. Measurement of such
sounds shall be in accordance with the requirements of applicable
federal regulations.