It shall be unlawful for any person
to make or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary, unnatural
or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures
or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others
within the corporate limits of the City or to violate any provision
of this article.
The following are exceptions to those noises prohibited or regulated under §
250-27:
A. Any sound amplification device used in
any public parade, meeting, athletic event, procession, public concert
or fund-raising event authorized by the City and operated under the
auspices of the City or charitable or civic organizations.
B. Any sound amplification device used by
religious institutions or in conjunction with religious worship services
as long as such devices are not unreasonably loud or disturbing or
of such character, intensity or duration as to be detrimental to the
peaceful and tranquil living within the community.
C. Any sound amplification used on a public
building when authorized by the City of Aberdeen.
D. Devices used solely for the purpose of
warning, protecting or alerting the public or some segment thereof
of the existence of any emergency situation, including but not limited
to police or fire sirens or devices indicating the need for public
utility repair.
E. Loudspeakers and amplifiers, whether fixed
or mobile, to be used to direct Christmas music outside of buildings
and into the streets of the City of Aberdeen from December 15 to December
31 each year between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
F. Loudspeakers and amplifiers if authorized
by the City Manager.
[Amended 10-27-2003 by Ord. No. 640-03]
Each violation of this article is
deemed to be a municipal infraction. Any person violating any provision of this article shall
be subject to the following civil penalties:
A. First offense: a warning will be issued.