[R.O. 2003 § 215.010; Ord. No. 7.001 § 7.245, 6-18-1985]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the limits of the City. The acts described in this division, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this Chapter, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.020; Ord. No. 7.001 § 7.250, 6-18-1985]
The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle on any street or public place of the City, except as a danger warning; the creating by means of any such signaling device or any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; the use of any signaling device except one operated by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any signaling device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device when traffic is for any reason held up is hereby declared unlawful.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.030; Ord. No. 7.001 § 7.255, 6-18-1985]
The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing for the persons who are in the room, vehicle or chamber in which such machine or device is operated and who are voluntary listeners thereto is hereby declared unlawful. The operation of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. in such manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Section.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.040; Ord. No. 7.001 § 7.260, 6-18-1985]
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on any public street at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office or in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity is hereby declared unlawful.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.050; Ord. No. 7.001 § 7.280, 6-18-1985]
The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church or court while the same are in use or adjacent to any hospital which unreasonably interferes with the working of such institution, or which disturbs or unduly annoys patients in the hospital, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets indicating that the same is a school, hospital or court street, is hereby declared unlawful.