The following activities shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter:
A. All mechanical devices, apparatus or equipment used, related to or connected with emergency machinery, vehicles or work including for the purpose of responding to an emergency, or necessary to restore, preserve, protect or save lives or property from imminent danger of loss or harm.
B. Warning devices that are required by law to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.
C. The provisions of this regulation shall not preclude the construction, operation, maintenance and repairs of equipment, apparatus or facilities of park and recreation projects, public works projects or essential public works services and facilities.
D. Activities conducted on the grounds of any elementary, intermediate, secondary, or post-secondary school during regular hours of operation.
E. Outdoor gatherings, public dances and shows, provided said events are authorized by the City.
F. Activities conducted in public parks and public playgrounds, provided said events are conducted pursuant to a permit as required by this Code.
G. Any activity to the extent regulation thereof has been preempted by state or federal law.
H. Traffic on any roadway or railroad right-of-way, including public transit operations.
I. The operation of any airport.
J. Construction, alteration, and demolition activity on private properties that are determined by the Director of Building and Safety to be essential to the completion of a project.
K. Refuse collection conducted by the City’s franchised waste collection service(s).
L. Sounds generated in commercial and industrial zones that are necessary and incidental to the uses permitted therein.
M. Sounds generated in connection with speech or communication protected by the U.S. Constitution or the California Constitution, except to the extent such sounds are subject to permissible time, manner and place restrictions.
[Ord. No. 631, 7/13/22.]