A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be cause
for a summons to be issued by a Noise Control Officer of the municipality
as established by law.
A.
Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, in lieu of issuing a summons as provided in § 271-15, the Noise Control Officer may issue an order requiring abatement of any source of sound alleged to be in violation of this chapter within a reasonable period of time and according to such guidelines as the Noise Control Officer may prescribe.
B.
An abatement order shall not be issued if any person willfully or
knowingly violates any provision of this chapter or if the Noise Control
Officer has reason to believe there will not be compliance with the
abatement order.
No provisions of this chapter shall be construed to impair any
common law or statutory cause of action, or legal remedy therefrom,
of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this
chapter or from other law.