(A) No person shall make, assist in making, or permit any loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise, which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, safety, or peace of others.
(B) The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but the enumeration shall not be construed to be exclusive:
(1) The keeping of any bird or animal, which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort and repose of any person in the vicinity;
(2) The attaching of any bell to any animal or allowing a bell to remain on any animal, which is disturbing to any person in the immediate vicinity;
(3) The use of any vehicle or engine, either stationary or moving, so operated as to create any loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noise, including excessive roaring or revving of vehicle engines;
(4) The use of a mechanical device operated by compressed air, steam, or otherwise or the excessive sound of any horn, whistle, or signaling device on any vehicle (except as a necessary warning of danger) unless the noise created is effectively muffled;
(5) The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in residential districts, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., except upon special permit granted by the City;
(6) The use of any gong or siren upon any vehicle other than police, fire, or other emergency vehicle or the use or operation of a sound amplifying device so loudly as to disturb persons at least five feet from the motor vehicle;
(7) The discharge in the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, internal combustion engine, motorboat, or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device, which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises and the emission of annoying smoke; and
(8) (a) The use or operation of an automatic or electric piano, phonograph, loudspeaker, tv, stereo, home entertainment system, or sound amplifying device so loudly as to disturb persons at least five feet beyond the property on which the sound originates, at all times.
(b) Sound produced in conjunction with officially organized sporting events, parades, festivals, fairs, and other events issued a permit from the City are exempt from the noise limitations.
(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)