Prohibited noise, determined without benefit of using a sound level meter under the provisions of §
350-4 of this article, shall include and is hereby defined within this article as follows:
ANIMAL/BIRD
Permitting any animal, bird or fowl in one's possession
or under one's control to make any frequent or long continued
noise of such character or intensity as to disturb the comfort or
repose of any person.
AUDIO EQUIPMENT
The playing of any radio, phonograph, musical instrument
or any other type of audio equipment in such a manner or with such
volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons
in any office, dwelling or other type of residence or of persons in
the vicinity thereof.
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
The use of any drum, loudspeaker or other instrument or device
for the purpose of attracting attention to the sale or display of
merchandise of commercial character.
CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION WORK
The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration
or repair of any building in any residential district or section,
the excavation of streets or highways in any residential district
or section other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
on weekdays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interests
of public health and safety and then only with a permit from the Secretary
of Burgettstown Borough Council, which permit may be granted for a
period not to exceed 30 days while the emergency continues. If the
Council should determine that the public health and safety will not
be impaired by the erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any
building or the excavation of streets and highways between the hours
of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and if they shall further determine that
loss or inconvenience would result to any party in interest, they
may grant permission for such work to be done between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., upon written application being made at the
time the permit for the work is awarded or during the progress of
the work.
HORN
For any person at any time to use a horn or other warning
device otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary
or unreasonable, loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning
device.
INTERFERENCE WITH SCHOOL, CHURCH, ETC., HOURS
The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent
to any school, institution of learning, church or court, while the
same are in session, which unreasonably interferes with the workings
of sessions thereof and the making of any other noise so as to annoy
the users and/or occupants of such places or buildings as are herein
defined.
RACING MOTORS
The unnecessary or unnatural acceleration, deceleration or
racing of motors in motor vehicles or motorcycles, whether in motion
or at rest, within the limits of the Borough.
REFUSE COMPACTING VEHICLES
Operating of or permitting to be operated the compacting
cycle of the motor vehicle which can compact refuse between the hours
of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day in Burgettstown Borough,
unless otherwise approved by the Burgettstown Borough Council.
VOCAL
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing so as to
annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any persons in any
office, dwelling or any other type of residence or of any person in
the vicinity thereof.