No person shall, within the Village of Saddle Rock, make, suffer, permit or cause to be made or continued, nor shall any owner, lessee or occupant of land in the Village make, suffer, permit or cause to be made or continued on any premises, any loud, unnecessary or unusual intermittent or prolonged noise or any noise which either destroys, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace and quiet or safety of others or which unreasonably disturbs the peace and quiet of the Village.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Saddle Rock 1-2-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following acts, without limiting the provisions of § 102-1 hereof, are expressly declared to be noises in violation of this chapter:
A.
Horns, signaling devices, etc.: the sounding of any horns or signaling devices on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle, except as a danger signal or warning signal; the creation by means of any such signaling device of any unreasonable or harsh sound; and the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary or intermittent or unreasonable length of time.
B.
Loudspeakers and amplifiers for advertising or broadcasting: the playing, using or operating of any radio or television, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound which is cast upon private property from the public streets or roads or other public places for the purpose of advertising or broadcasting, unless a permit therefor shall have been issued by the Board of Trustees.
C.
Animals: the keeping of any animals which, by causing frequent or long-continued noise, shall disturb the comfort or repose of any person or persons in the vicinity.
D.
Exhausts: the discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any engine or machine, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises emanating therefrom, except for otherwise lawfully operated lawnmowers, hedge cutters or other gardening machinery or equipment or snowblowers.
E.
Noisemaking devices:
(1)
The using, operating or discharging of any noisemaking device of any design or manufacture which, in its use or if used, will disturb or tend to disturb the peace, comfort, repose, health or safety of another or scare, frighten or disturb a domestic animal of another or any wildlife.
(2)
The using, operating or discharging of any noisemaking device of any design or manufacture with the intent to endanger or disturb the peace, comfort, repose, health or safety of another or to scare or frighten or disturb a domestic animal of another or any wildlife.
(3)
The emission of sound from any burglar, fire or other type of safety alarm, audible beyond the boundary of the property on or within which the alarm is located, for a continuous period in excess of 20 minutes or intermittently during a period exceeding 60 minutes.
F.
Construction and operation of machinery: the construction, demolition, alteration or repair of any building (except interior alterations or repairs to a building which is entirely enclosed) or the operation of tractors, earthmoving machinery or equipment, cement mixers, cranes or other similar construction machinery or equipment on Sundays, legal holidays or between the hours of sunset and 8:00 a.m. prevailing time on Mondays through Fridays, inclusive, or the operation of gardening equipment or machinery between the hours of sunset and 8:00 a.m. prevailing time, except in cases of urgent emergency in the interests of health and safety and then only with a permit issued by the Building Inspector for the period of such emergency.
G.
Machinery or equipment: the using or operating of any outdoor machinery or equipment, including but not limited to a compressor, exchanger, pump, generator, machine, mechanical or nonmechanical equipment or device used in connection with or in or on any building, structure or real property, which, in its use or if used or by reason of its design, state of repair, conditions or location, will disturb or tend to disturb the peace, comfort, repose, health or safety of another.
Any person who shall be guilty of violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 for each such violation. Each day on which a violation of this chapter occurs shall be a separate violation.