[Amended by Ord. No. 3-98; Ord. No. 12-99]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, cause or suffer
or permit to be made or caused upon any premises owned, occupied or
controlled by him or it, or upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare
in this municipality, any unnecessary noises or sounds by means of
the human voice, or by any other means or methods which are physically
annoying to persons, or which are so harsh, or so prolonged or unnatural,
or unusual in their use, time and place as to occasion physical discomfort,
or which are injurious to the lives, health, peace and comfort of
the inhabitants of this municipality or any number thereof. Such unnecessary
noises or sounds include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. An exterior burglar alarm of a building or motor vehicle continuing to emit sound more than five minutes for continuous airborne sound and 15 minutes for impulsive sound, as defined in §
350-1 of Chapter
350, Noise, after it has been activated.
B. Music amplification or reproduction equipment that is plainly audible
at a residential property line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
8:00 a.m.
C. Personal vehicular music amplification equipment that is plainly
audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
D. Self-contained, portable, hand-held music or sound amplification
or reproduction equipment operated on a public space or public right-of-way
in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet
in any direction from the operator between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 10:00 p.m.; between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., sound
from such equipment that is plainly audible by any person other than
the operator.
E. Conversation, yelling, shouting or playing musical instruments in
such a manner as to be plainly audible at a residential property line
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
No person shall unnecessarily obstruct any street or public
place with any kind of vehicle or vehicles or with box or boxes, lumber,
wood or any other thing.
[Added 7-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 23-21]
A. It is unlawful
for any person to urinate or defecate on a public street, sidewalk
or in any other public place, or in any other places opened to or
used by the public, other than when using a toilet, urinal or commode
located in a restroom, bathroom or other structure protected from
public view.
B. Any person violating this section shall be subject upon conviction to the penalties provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Township Code.