It is hereby found and declared that the making and creation
of unreasonably loud, disturbing or unusual noises affect and are
a detriment to the peace, welfare, safety, convenience and health
of the residents of the Village of Manorhaven, and it is the policy
of the Village to prevent such noises. The public interest requires
that the provisions and prohibitions contained herein be enacted for
the purpose of securing and promoting the public health and welfare
of the Village.
No person shall sound or cause to be sounded any horn or signaling
device on any motorcar, motorcycle, motorboat or other vehicle on
any street, waterway or public place of the Village, except as a danger
signal or traffic warning, nor shall any person create or cause to
be created with the use of such devices any unreasonably loud, harsh
or prolonged sound.
No person shall use or cause to be used a sound truck or other mechanical sound-amplifying devices at any place within the Village, except within the confines of a stadium, arena or other enclosure and in accordance with the regulations provided for their use in such places, and except for such uses as are specified in §
97-3 hereof.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any motorcar,
motorcycle, motorboat or other mechanism propelled by gasoline, fuel
oil or other combustible substance unless the same shall be properly
equipped with a muffler so designed and in such condition as to prevent
unnecessary noise in its operation.
No person shall operate or permit the carrying on of any activities
in connection with the operation of any factory, warehouse or transfer
station in which the primary activity is not totally enclosed within
the four walls of a building, whenever such an establishment is located
within 200 feet of a residence zone, between the hours of 8:30 p.m.
and 7:30 a.m. or at any time on Sunday.
Any person, association, firm or corporation which violates
any provision of this chapter or assists in the violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15
days, or both, for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of
a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of
five years, punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more
than $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or
both; and upon conviction of a third or subsequent offense, all of
which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by
a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $3,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each week's continued
violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.