[Adopted 2-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-2[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. IV, Noise, adopted 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 93-22, as amended.
It shall be unlawful for any person:
A. 
To use, operate or play any radio, phonograph, television, record, compact disc or tape player, musical instrument, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device capable of producing or reproducing sound in such a manner or with such volume or duration that it is heard between 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. (i) inside the confines of the dwelling unit, house or apartment of another person or (ii) at 50 or more feet from the device, except for devices permitted to be used at public parks or recreation fields, sporting events, school-sponsored activities on school grounds, or duly authorized parades, public functions or commemorative events.
B. 
To allow noise between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. that is heard either inside the confines of the dwelling unit, house or apartment of another person or at 50 or more feet when the noise is made by one or more persons.
C. 
To operate, install, have, or permit on the outside of any store, shop, business establishment, warehouse or commercial building, any loudspeaker or other sound-producing or reproducing device capable of emitting music, noise, sounds, tapes or voice in such manner that it is heard on any public sidewalk or street unless it is used only intermittently for announcing or paging an individual or unless it signals the ringing of a telephone, danger from smoke, a fire or a burglary or the beginning or stopping of work or school, or unless it is operated in accordance with conditions of zoning.
D. 
To play or permit the playing of any radio, stereo, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker or other electronic device or mechanical equipment used for the amplification of sound, which is located within a motor vehicle and which is heard from outside the motor vehicle at a distance of 50 feet or more from the vehicle. This provision shall not apply to sirens, loud speakers and emergency communications radios in public safety vehicles, nor shall it apply to motor vehicle alarms or other security devices.
E. 
To create noise heard in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in connection with the loading or unloading of refuse, waste or recycling collection vehicles.
F. 
To create noise heard in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in connection with lawn care, leaf removal, gardening, tree maintenance or removal, other landscaping, lawn or timbering activities; the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill, grinder, sander or similar device; or the construction, demolition, repair, paving, excavation or alteration of a building or street. Provided however, that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to emergency work to provide public facilities or utilities, or to remove debris, when necessary to protect the public health or safety.
G. 
Violations of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500. Any person violating this section within two years after a previous conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.