As used in this chapter:
A. 
Brake.
Any device used for slowing, halting or stopping the movement of any motor vehicle.
B. 
Motor Vehicle.
Means and includes every self-propelled device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon or by which any persons or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and including automobiles, tractors, trucks, trailers and transportation equipment of all kinds and sizes or any combination or combinations of the same.
(Ord. 301 § 1, 1973)
The city council does hereby find that the use within the corporate limits of motor vehicle brakes which are activated or worked by the compression of the engine of a motor vehicle disturbs and disrupts the public peace and quiet and disturbs the residents of the city in their rest and in the enjoyment of their property and by reason thereof the city council does hereby find that the use of such brakes within the corporate limits is a public nuisance.
(Ord. 301 § 2, 1973)
The use within the corporate limits of any motor vehicle brakes which are in any way activated or operated by the compression of the engine of any such motor vehicle or of any unit or part thereof is prohibited. Violation of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction subject to a monetary penalty of $553.00, not including statutory costs and assessments.
(Ord. 301 § 3, 1973; Ord. 2040 § 2, 2021)