[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Clifton Heights 8-9-1973 by Ord. No. 518 (Ch. 6, Part 5, of the
1988 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause
to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which
either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose,
health, peace or safety of others while within the Borough of Clifton
Heights limits.
No person shall sound any horn or any signaling device on any
automobile, motorcycle or motor bicycle or other vehicle in any street
or public place of the Borough of Clifton Heights, except as a danger
warning signal; nor activate any such signal device that is unreasonably
loud or harsh; nor shall any person sound any such device for any
unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; nor shall any air horn
be used.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle or motorcycle in the
Borough of Clifton Heights without an appropriate muffling device
on the exhaust system of said vehicle in order to prevent any unnecessary
and unreasonably loud or harsh sound.
No person shall use, operate or permit to be placed any radio
receiving set, musical instrument, television, phonograph or other
machine or device for producing or reproducing sound in such a manner
as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants
or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for convenient
hearing for the person or persons who are in the room, vehicle, chamber
or building in which such machine or device is operated and who are
voluntary listeners thereto. The operation of any such instrument
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as
to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building,
structure or vehicle in which it is located is prohibited.
No person shall use, operate or permit to be played, used or
operated any sound-amplifying machine for the producing or reproducing
of sound which is cast upon the public streets for the purpose of
advertising.
No person shall yell, hoot, whistle or sing on the public streets
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., nor any time or place
so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons
in any building or of any persons in the vicinity.
The keeping of any animal or bird which causes frequent or long
continued noise which disturbs the comfort or repose of any person
in the vicinity is prohibited.
The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration,
construction or repair, of any building other than between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except in the case of urgent necessity
in the interest of public health and safety, is prohibited.
No person shall create any excessive noise on any street adjacent
to any school, institution of learning, church or other public building,
while the same are in use, which unreasonably interferes with the
workings of such institution or which disturbs or unduly annoys the
pupils, churchgoers or others inside such building.
No peddler, hawker or vendor shall shout or otherwise cry his
wares, which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood.
The operation between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. of
any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, steam or electric
hoist or other appliance, the use of which is attended by loud or
unusual noise, is prohibited.
[Amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 682; 9-19-1988 by Ord. No. 681]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus costs, and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Every day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
