[Ord. 250, 9/3/1968, § 1]
The word "person," as used in this Part, shall mean any natural
person, partnership, firm, association, organization, firm or corporation.
The singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include
the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 250, 9/3/1968, § 2]
No person within the Township shall wilfully make or cause to
be made any loud, boisterous or unseemly noise or disturbance, to
the annoyance of any other person. Provided: nothing contained in
this section shall restrict or limit the normal use to be made of
parks, recreation places, playing fields and playgrounds in the Township.
[Ord. 250, 9/3/1968, § 3]
No person shall make or cause to be made or permit to be made
any noise of any kind, by crying, calling or shouting, or by means
of any whistle, rattle, gong, horn, drum or similar mechanical device,
for the purpose of advertising any goods, wares or merchandise, or
of attracting the attention or inviting the patronage of any person
to any business whatever, in the Township of West Lebanon.
[Ord. 250, 9/3/1968, § 4]
No person in the Township shall, for commercial purposes, or
in connection with any commercial enterprise, erect or locate any
device or apparatus in front of or in the exterior of premises owned
or occupied by him which, by mechanical or electrical means, emits
any loud sounds or noises, so as to annoy or disturb passersby on
the street or the general public. Provided, the provisions of this
section shall not apply, in time of emergency, to any announcement
or broadcast of any current event of public interest.
[Ord. 250, 9/3/1968, § 5]
No person shall operate, or cause or allow to be operated, upon
the premises owner or occupied by such person, within the Township
of West Lebanon, any gas engine, gasoline engine or steam engine,
with an exhaust, or any compressor, or any other machinery or mechanical
device of any kind whatsoever, making a noise that shall be offensive
to any of the inhabitants of the Township. Any person operating any
such engine or machine or mechanical device shall cause the exhaust
therefrom to be so muffled, controlled or insulated that it shall
make no noise that will be offensive to any of the inhabitants of
the Township.
[Ord. 250, 9/3/1966, § 6; as amended by Ord. 295,
10/1/1979; and by Ord. 454, 9/2/2008]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
