[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hartland 6-13-1996 by L.L. No.
2-1996.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 99,
Noise, adopted 9-24-1981 by L.L. No. 3-1981, as amended.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Town Board to
prevent unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise. It is
the intention of the Town Board to maintain reasonable noise levels
within the Town of Hartland so as to preserve, protect and promote
the public health, safety and welfare and to foster convenience, peace
and quiet within the town by the inhabitants and transients within
the Town of Hartland. The Town Board finds that every person is entitled
to have maintained noise levels which are not detrimental to life,
health, comfort or the ability to sleep and to have the enjoyment
of property and that excessive and unreasonable noise within the Town
of Hartland affects and is a menace to public health, safety, welfare
and comfort of the people of the town.
This chapter shall be known as the "Noise Control Law of the
Town of Hartland."
A.
No person shall cause or permit to be caused any noise which can
be heard by a person with normal hearing beyond the boundaries of
property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by him, or upon which
he is located, that shall unreasonably disturb, alarm or interfere
with the comfort, repose or peace of other persons.
B.
No internal combustion engine shall be operated at any time or place
in the Town of Hartland without an adequate muffler designed and manufactured
to suppress exhaust noise or in such a manner that the noises emitted
therefrom shall unreasonably disturb, annoy or interfere with the
comfort, repose or peace of other persons.
D.
No person shall maintain or operate any radio, record player, tape
recorder, musical devices or instruments or other device designed
for the creation, broadcast or emission of music or other sounds at
such a level that the noise emitted therefrom shall unreasonably disturb,
annoy or interfere with the comfort, repose or peace of any person
not on the premises on which such device is located.
A violation of this chapter is an offense punishable by a fine
of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for a period of not more
than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed so as to deny
or abridge the substantive rights of persons as guaranteed by New
York State or United States constitutions or statutes.
This chapter shall apply to the entire Town of Hartland outside
the Village of Middleport.
