(a) No person shall apply an engine brake or engine retarder, (a practice commonly known as “jake braking”), when operating a motor vehicle upon a street or highway within the municipality in such a manner as to cause excessive or unusual noise, as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, and/or likely to cause inconvenience or annoyance to persons of ordinary sensibilities.
(b) Engine brake or engine retarders shall be defined to include, but not limited to, C Brakes, Pac Brakes, Tek Brakes, Jake Brakes and any other type of engine brake or engine retarder commonly utilized within the trucking industry.
(c) This section shall not apply to fire engines or fire trucks answering emergency calls within the municipality.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 99-31. Passed 12-7-99.)