Regardless of the decibel limits, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
A.
Sound and vibration emitted for the purpose of alerting people in an emergency, including, but not limited to, sirens and public address systems.
B.
Sound and vibration emitted in the performance of correcting an emergency.
C.
Sounds created by bells, chimes or similar instruments and devices as part of a religious observance or service or used by a cemetery or school licensed or charted by the State of New York.
D.
Sounds from agricultural equipment when operated on a farm, as defined in the East Greenbush Land Use Law.
E.
Noise from equipment operated for the purpose of snow removal or ice control, including but not limited to snow blowers, snow throwers, sanders, and snow plows, provided such equipment is operated with a muffler.
F.
Noise from a burglar alarm on any building or motor vehicle, provided such burglar alarm shall terminate its operation within five minutes after it has been activated. If the alarm does not terminate its operation within five minutes it shall nevertheless be exempt if there have been less than three such incidents involving the building or motor vehicle within the previous 12 months.
G.
Noise from a public service facility or a public service industrial facility.
H.
Noise from military, civic or authorized parades, or funeral processions.
I.
Noise from emergency generators used during power outages.
J.
Noise from construction, repair, and/or demolition performed by or on behalf of a governmental entity, and emergency work.
K.
Noise emanating from a mechanical, electronic, or electrical device that is broken, defective, is malfunctioning, and/or is not under the immediate control of its owner or operator in order to cease such noise. Such owner/operator shall therefore be afforded the opportunity to cure such violation soon as reasonably practical.