"Sound-amplifying equipment," as used in this chapter, means any machine or device for the amplification of the human voice, music or any other sound. "Sound-amplifying equipment," as used in this chapter, shall not be construed to include standard automobile radios when used and heard only by the occupants of the vehicle in which installed or warning devices on authorized emergency vehicles or horns or other warning devices on other vehicles used only for traffic safety purposes.
(Prior code § 14-89)
A. 
Registration Statement to be Filed. No person shall use or cause to be used a sound truck with its soundamplifying equipment in operation for any noncommercial purpose in the city without filing a registration statement with the city clerk in writing.
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Contents of Statement. The registration statement shall be filed in duplicate and shall state the following:
1. 
Name and home address of the applicant;
2. 
Address of the place of business of the applicant;
3. 
License number and motor number of each sound truck to be used by the applicant;
4. 
Name and address of the person who owns each sound truck to be used by the applicant;
5. 
Name and address of the person having direct charge of each sound truck to be used by the applicant;
6. 
Names and addresses of all persons who will use or operate any sound truck;
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The purpose for which the sound truck or trucks will be used;
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A general statement as to the section or sections of the city in which each sound truck will be used;
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The proposed hours of operation of each sound truck;
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The number of days of proposed operation of each sound truck;
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A general description of the sound-amplifying equipment which is to be used;
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The maximum sound-producing power of the sound-amplifying equipment which is to be used in or on each sound truck;
13. 
The wattage to be used;
14. 
The approximate maximum distance for which sound will be thrown from each sound truck.
C. 
Amendment of Statement. A registration statement may be amended by the person using, or causing to be used, the sound truck.
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Duty to Carry, Display Statement. A copy of the registration statement and its amendments, duly certified by the city clerk, shall at all times be in the possession of the person operating the sound truck while the sound truck's amplifying equipment is in operation, and the copy shall be displayed and shown to any police officer of the city upon request.
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Regulations for Use. Noncommercial use of sound trucks in the city with the sound-amplifying equipment in operation shall be subject to the following regulations:
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The only sounds permitted shall be music or human speech.
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Operations shall be permitted for three hours per day, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, when no operations are authorized. The permitted three-hour operations shall be between the hours of eleven a.m. and twelve noon, and three p.m. and five p.m.
3. 
Repealed.
4. 
Sound shall not be issued within one hundred yards of hospitals, schools, churches, courthouses, courtrooms, county buildings or the city offices.
(Prior code § 14-90; Ord. 913-02 § 32)
No person shall, at any time, operate, drive or park, or cause to be operated, driven or parked, upon any street, alley, parkway, sidewalk or public property within the city without first obtaining written permission therefor from the city clerk, any advertising vehicle, sound truck or commercial vehicle with its sound-amplifying equipment in operation or with any sound or signaling device in operation for the purpose of advertising goods, wares or merchandise sold at or from such vehicle or for the purpose of attracting or calling attention to such vehicle. Application for the permission required by this section shall be made to the city clerk in accordance with such rules and regulations as the clerk may prescribe therefor, and such permission shall be given only if the vehicle will not be inimical to the public welfare, health or safety or cause such sounds or noises to be emitted or created as will disturb the peace of the citizens of the city. The city clerk must refer the application to the county sheriff and may, in the sheriff's discretion, rely on the decision of the sheriff as to whether the proposed operation will be inimical to public welfare, health or safety, or will disturb the peace.
(Prior code § 14-91)
No person shall operate, drive, park or leave standing upon any public street after eight p.m. and before eight a.m. of the following morning any vehicle while the vehicle is producing any artificially created sound by the use of bells, chimes, sound amplifiers, music or music recordings, or any other type of artificial soundproducing device of any kind, nature or description.
(Prior code § 14-92)
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No person shall make, cause or suffer, or permit to be made upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by that person any noises or sounds which are unreasonably loud or physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitivity, or which are so harsh or so prolonged or unnatural or unusual in their use, time or place as to occasion physical discomfort to other persons.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to noise or sounds generated in connection with any of the following:
1. 
Emergency vehicle response sounds and/or sounds from necessary equipment utilized by members of law enforcement, the fire department, paramedics or other emergency responders for the purpose of responding to an emergency or necessary to restore, preserve, protect or save lives or property from imminent danger of loss or harm.
2. 
Safety and warning devices, including, but not limited to, train horns and railroad crossing warning systems, which are consistent with applicable state and federal laws.
3. 
The installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of public utilities or public infrastructure conducted by the city, other public entity or a public or private utility company, or their agents, contractors and employees, while undertaking a public works project, subject to the restrictions contained in Section 8.20.070 for allowable construction times.
4. 
School-related activities and/or programs, including, but not limited to, athletic and entertainment events and activities, provided said activities are conducted on the grounds of a public or private school or college or on other public property.
5. 
Noise from special community events provided said events are conducted by the city or pursuant to a permit or license issued by the city, including, but not limited to, occasional outdoor events/activities, outdoor gatherings, public dances, shows and sporting and entertainment events.
6. 
Any activity to the extent regulation thereof has been preempted by state or federal law.
(Prior code § 14-93; Ord. 942-04 § 1; Ord. 1034-09 § 1; Ord. 1099-14 § 2)
A. 
Construction activity may be conducted between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m., Monday through Friday (except national holidays), and eight a.m. and five p.m. Saturdays. Construction activity is prohibited at all other hours and on Sundays and national holidays. For purposes of this section, "construction" or "construction activity" shall include site preparation, demolition, grading, excavation, and the erection, improvement, remodeling or repair of structures, including operation of equipment or machinery and the delivery of materials associated with those activities.
B. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to any person who performs the construction or construction activity involved pursuant to the express written permission of the director of community development. Upon receipt of an application in writing therefor, and the facts upon which such reasons are based, the director of community development may grant such permission if the director finds that:
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The work proposed to be done is effected with a public interest; or
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Hardship, injustice or unreasonable delay would result from the interruption thereof during the hours and days specified in subsection A of this section; or
3. 
The building or structure involved is devoted or intended to be devoted to a use immediately incident to public defense.
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Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the director of community development may appeal to the city manager, or his or her designee, and then to the city council.
D. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to construction or construction activity during prohibited hours as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when such necessity arises during such hours as the offices of the city are closed or where such necessity requires immediate action prior to the time at which it would be possible to obtain a permit pursuant to subsection B of this section if the person doing such construction or construction activity obtains a permit therefor within one day after the making of such construction or construction activity.
E. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to the construction or construction activity by a public utility which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property and where such necessity makes it necessary to construct, repair or excavate during the prohibited hours.
F. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to any lot or parcel of land on which the zoning ordinance prohibits any residential use and which is not less than five hundred feet from any residential zone as defined in the zoning ordinance.
G. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to shielded interior work which is not audible beyond the property line.
H. 
The provisions of subsection A of this section do not apply to minor repairs or routine maintenance by the owner or lessee of residential dwelling units.
(Prior code § 14-95; Ord. 640-89 § 12; amended during 6/30/96 supplement; Ord. 973-06 § 1)
A. 
Definitions. The term "mechanical blower or vacuum" means a portable device which is used, designed or operated to produce a current of air by mechanical, electrical or other means to push, propel or blow dirt, dust, leaves, grass clippings, trimmings, cuttings, refuse or other debris.
B. 
The use of gasoline-powered mechanical blowers or vacuums is prohibited within the city after July 1, 1997.
C. 
Mechanical blower or vacuum operations (for non-gasoline powered blowers) shall not cause debris to be blown or deposited on any adjacent or other parcel of land, lot, or public right-of-way/property other than the parcel, land, or lot upon which the mechanical blower or vacuum is being operated.
D. 
Mechanical blowers or vacuums (for non-gasoline powered blowers) shall not be operated in close proximity to any operable window, door, or mechanical air-intake opening or duct of any building unless with the permission of the occupants of the building.
(Ord. 713-92 § 1; Ord. 814-96 § 1; Ord. 1115-15 § 1)
A. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, when a party or gathering occurs at a premises and a sheriff's department officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, the person in charge of the premises and the person responsible for the event, or if either of those persons is a minor, the parents or guardians of that minor shall be held jointly and severally liable for the cost of providing sheriff's department personnel on a special security assignment over and above the services normally provided by the department. For the purpose of this section, the sheriff's department personnel utilized during a second response to a premises within twenty-four hours after the first warning to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, shall be deemed to be on special security assignment over and above the services normally provided.
B. 
The costs charged pursuant to this section shall be equivalent to that portion of the city's contract cost for sheriff's department services based upon the time spent by sheriff's department personnel in providing the special security assignment. Upon receipt of relevant information from the sheriff's department, the finance director shall thereupon bill the responsible parties an amount of money calculated in said manner. Any such bill shall become a debt payable to the city within thirty days. In the event the debt is not paid within said period, it shall be deemed delinquent and additional late payment charges shall accrue thereon at the rate of one percent per month.
(Ord. 643-90 § 1)