The provisions of this Article do not apply to the following:
A. Devices used solely for the purpose of warning, protecting, or alerting
the public, or some segment thereof, of the existence of an emergency
or hazardous situation.
B. Household tools, portable appliances, and off-road vehicles when
used for customary household maintenance during daytime hours and
when used and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specifications,
or sound associated with normal repair and maintenance activities
of those vehicles and equipment or when preparing for shipment or
transport.
C. Lawn care and snow removal equipment when used and maintained for
such purposes in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications
during daytime hours.
D. Agricultural field machinery when used and maintained for such purposes
in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
E. Blasting operations for demolition, construction, and mining or quarrying,
during daytime hours.
F. Motor vehicles licensed for use on public roads when used in a manner
consistent with the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland.
G. Aircraft and related operations at airports licensed by the Maryland
State Aviation Administration.
H. Boats and motorized land vehicles, both on- and off-road, in operation
on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural
Resources or the County, or operated by other law enforcement or emergency
services personnel.
J. Pile driving equipment during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
K. Rail transit vehicles and railroads.
L. Air-conditioning or heat pump equipment used to cool or heat housing
on residential property. For this equipment, a person may not cause
or permit sound levels exceeding 70 dBA for air-conditioning equipment
at a receiving residential property and 75 dBA for heat pump equipment
at a receiving residential property.
M. Noise emanating from household pet activity when kept in a manner
consistent with the Zoning Chapter and when activities are in compliance
with any applicable section of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline
County, Maryland.
N. Sound, except those that are electronically amplified, created by
sporting events (except trap shooting, skeet shooting, or other target
shooting), entertainment events and other public gatherings operating
in accordance with properly issued permits or licenses between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, and otherwise conducted in
accordance with the law.
O. Trap shooting, skeet shooting, or other target shooting between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
P. Trash collection operations between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m.
Q. Construction and repair work on public property.
R. Activities conducted by a volunteer fire department.
Any person who violates a provision of this Article
II shall, upon citation issued pursuant to Chapter
92 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County, Maryland, be deemed to have committed a Class E civil infraction and shall pay to the County the amount prescribed.