[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Thomaston 7-14-1980 by L.L. No. 19-1980 as Ch. 89 of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 91.
Nuisances — See Ch. 135.
[Amended 10-26-1993 by L.L. No. 27-1993]
A. 
No person shall make or aid, encourage, countenance or assist another in making any loud and unreasonable noise.
B. 
No person shall make or aid, encourage, countenance or assist another in using any obscene language or in making any obscene display in any street or public place in the village or in any location where such language or display would be audible or visible to a person on a street or public place.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person shall cause or permit the operation of any gasoline- or diesel-powered blower equipment within 300 feet of any residential property in the village between May 1 and September 30 in any year.
[Added 5-15-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998; amended 10-5-1998 by L.L. No. 6-1998; 11-28-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
[Amended 10-26-1993 by L.L. No. 27-1993; 1-13-2025 by L.L. No. 3-2025]
A. 
No person shall load or unload from or upon any truck or other vehicle in the Village, nor move any equipment, furnishings or other heavy or bulky objects to or from any location in the village between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on the succeeding day, except with a permit from the Mayor.
B. 
No person shall perform any construction work or activity in the Village which generates any noise audible outside the boundaries of the property where such work or activity is being conducted on weekdays earlier than 8:00 a.m. or later than 8:00 p.m., or on Saturdays earlier than 10:00 a.m. or later than 6:00 p.m. No construction work or activity in the village which generates any noise audible outside the boundaries of the property shall be conducted on Sundays or legal holidays. The foregoing limitations shall not apply with respect to such work or activity required for an emergency, which work or activity has been authorized by written permit from the Mayor specifying the permissible days and hours for such work or activity.
C. 
An application for a permit required by this section shall be made to the Mayor, in writing, specifying the location where such work or activity is proposed to be performed, the date or dates and time or times where such work or activity is proposed to be performed and such other information as would permit the Mayor to make a determination as to the nature and extent of such work or activity and whether the same should be permitted. Such application shall also be accompanied by any application fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
D. 
Where the Mayor determines, upon the information contained in such application, that such work or activity is reasonably necessary and cannot reasonably be performed at any other time at which it would create a lesser disturbance and would reasonably conform to the peace and quiet of the village and the inhabitants therein, the Mayor may issue such permit.
No owner, lessee, tenant or other person in possession of or occupying any premises within the village, or the manager or other head of any business, trade or other occupation conducted therein, shall suffer, tolerate, permit or allow any person or persons, whether in his or her employ or otherwise, to do or perform any act or acts in violation of the foregoing sections of this chapter.
[Amended 9-27-1994 by L.L. No. 13-1994]
Any person, firm or corporation committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in the general penalty provisions contained in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, of this Code.