[Ord. No. 702, § 1, 5-29-1974]
It shall be unlawful for any person within a residential zone, or within a radius of 500 feet therefrom:
(1) 
Construction. To operate equipment or perform any outside construction or repair work on buildings, structures or projects or to operate any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other construction-type device except to perform emergency work between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the next day in such a manner that a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area is caused discomfort or annoyance.
(2) 
Motor repairs. To repair, rebuild or test any motor vehicle between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the next day in such a manner that a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in that area is caused discomfort or annoyance.
(3) 
Unusual noises. To willfully make or continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.
[Ord. No. 702, § 2, 5-29-1974]
The standards which shall be considered in determining whether a violation of the provisions of Section 14-1 exists shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
The volume of the noise;
(2) 
The intensity of the noise;
(3) 
Whether the nature of the noise is unusual or usual;
(4) 
Whether the origin of the noise is natural or unnatural;
(5) 
The volume and intensity of the background noise, if any;
(6) 
The proximity of the noise to residential sleeping facilities;
(7) 
The nature and zoning of the area within which the noise emanates;
(8) 
The density of inhabitation of the area within which the noise emanates;
(9) 
The time of the day or night the noise occurs;
(10) 
The duration of the noise;
(11) 
Whether the noise is recurrent, intermittent or constant;
(12) 
Whether the noise is produced by commercial or noncommercial activity.
[Ord. No. 214, § 1, 11-9-1953]
It is hereby made unlawful for any person to place or permit the placing outside of any building or dwelling in a place accessible to children any abandoned or unattended icebox, refrigerator or other container of any kind having an airtight door or a lock of any kind which cannot be opened from the inside of such icebox, refrigerator or container.
[Ord. No. 169, § 1, 10-1-1951]
Disorderly practices within the limits of the Township shall be and are hereby defined as any act, word or conduct causing or tending to cause a disturbance of the peace or good order of the Township, or causing or tending to cause any danger, or annoyance to the inhabitants of the Township or users of highways and public places in the Township, and shall include loafing, fighting, drunkenness, vagrancy, begging, the making of unusual and unnecessary noises, profanity or indecent language, and any other conduct of a similar nature whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed.
[Ord. No. 574, §§ 3, 5, 6-9-1969]
(a) 
Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to carry on or maintain any offensive manufacturing or business or any activity anywhere within the Township where the same shall constitute a nuisance in fact.
(b) 
Notice to abate. Whenever it is found that any person maintains any nuisance or nuisances in fact or maintains any unsafe or dangerous building structure or appurtenance within the Township, the Township Council shall serve notice to that effect upon the person maintaining such nuisance. Such notice shall describe the conditions complained of and shall require the same to be made safe, to be corrected or to be removed.
(c) 
Abatement by Township; collection of costs. Should such person fail, neglect or refuse to make such conditions safe, or to correct or remove it to the end that the same shall not constitute a nuisance in fact, the Council may abate or cause such nuisance to be abated, and the expenses of such abatement shall be paid by such person. The cost of such abatement, correction or removal of such nuisance shall be collected from such person by the Council by summary proceeding to be brought before a Justice of the Peace in the Township.
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 14-6, Discharge of firearms, etc., prohibited; exception, as amended, was repealed 3-9-2015 by Ord. No. 1597.
[Ord. No. 152, §§ 1, 2, 7-10-1950]
(a) 
Sale, possession prohibited. The sale, offering for sale, and having possession for purposes of sale, of any guns, rifles or pistols which are designed to or can expel, project or fire any BB shot or pellet of any type by means of spring or air compression, is prohibited.
(b) 
Use prohibited. The discharging, use or firing of any gun, rifle or pistol, which are designed to or can expel, project or fire any BB shot or pellet of any type by means of spring or air compression, anywhere within the Township, is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. No. 1419, § 1, 3-8-2004]
It shall be unlawful to use cameras, camera cell phones, video recording devices, and/or any type of equipment with standard, digital or any other image- or picture-recording capabilities in the locker rooms and restrooms of any Township building or facility within the Township.