[HISTORY: Adopted by Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of
Northville 7-11-1991 as Ch. 37 of the Code of Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to control loud, noisy,
boisterous or offensive activities within the Township.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm, partnership,
association or corporation to participate in any activity within the Township
which shall be so loud, noisy, boisterous, or offensive in nature as to endanger
the safety, health, comfort or repose of the public, including, but not limited
to:
(1)
The sounding of any horn or other audible signal device
on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, streetcar or other motor vehicle except
as a danger signal necessary or intended to prevent or attempt to prevent
an impending accident; use of any such signal device which is unreasonably
loud or the sounding of such device for an unnecessary or unreasonable period
of time.
(2)
The playing of any radio, television, phonograph or any
musical instrument in such a manner or at such a volume so as to annoy, disturb,
or offend the quiet, comfort or repose of the public, particularly during
the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(3)
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing or the
making of any other loud noise on the public streets in such a manner as to
annoy, disturb or offend the quiet, comfort or repose of the public, particularly
during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(4)
The hawking of goods, merchandise or newspapers in a
loud and boisterous manner so as to annoy, disturb or offend the quiet, comfort
or repose of the public.
(5)
The keeping of any animals or birds which, by casing
frequent or loud or continued noise, shall annoy, disturb or offend the quiet,
comfort or repose of the public.
(6)
The blowing of any whistle or siren in such a manner
as to annoy disturb, or offend the quiet, comfort or repose of the public,
except as a signal to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as
a warning of fire or danger.
(7)
The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any
steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine or motor vehicle, except
through a muffler or other device which effectively prevents loud explosive
noises therefrom.
(8)
The erection, excavation of, demolition, alteration or
repair of any building or the excavation of streets and/or highways other
than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., unless a permit first be
obtained from the Building Department.
(9)
The creating of a loud and excessive noise in connection
with loading and unloading any vehicle or the opening and destruction of bails,
boxes, crates, and/or containers.
(10)
The use of any drum, loud speaker, amplifier or other
instrument or for the purpose of attracting the attention of any person in
such a manner as to annoy, disturb or offend the quiet, comfort or repose
of the public.
(11)
Operation of a motor vehicle in such a loud, noisy, boisterous
or offensive manner as to annoy, disturb or offend the quiet, comfort or the
public.
(12)
Operation of a sound truck with radio or amplifier without
first having obtained a permit therefor from the Township Clerk.
(13)
Operation of gasoline powered lawn maintenance equipment
and chain saws between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
B.
Operation of police, fire or ambulance vehicles in Township.
Heavy machinery, equipment engaged in necessary excavations or repair of bridges,
streets or highways by or on behalf of the Township, county or state on those
occasions when the public safety, welfare and convenience renders it impossible
to perform such work during the day and the reasonable use of stationary amplifiers
or loud speakers in the course of noncommercial public addresses are exempted
from the provisions of the chapter.[1]
A.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated on public
or private property any stationary source of sound in such a manner as to
create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving
land use category in the following table when measured at or within the property
boundary of the receiving land use;
|
Receiving Land Use Category
|
Maximum Allowable Sound Level Limit
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Residential Business or commercial
|
55 dBA 62 dBA
|
B.
When the ambient noise level is as great or greater than
the appropriate sound level limit less three dBA, the following rule shall
apply.
C.
A noise source shall be in violation of this chapter
if the noise level measured with the source in operation exceeds the ambient
sound level alone by more than three dBA.
D.
For this chapter, the "ambient noise level" is defined
as total of all noise produced at a measurement site, excluding the noise
produced by the source in question.
E.
For any source of sound which emits a pure tone or impulsive
sound, the maximum allowable sound level limit will be decreased by five dBA.
