(A) During the nighttime hours, as defined in § 90.04, it shall be unlawful for any person within the city limits to operate, or cause to be operated, any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, electric drill, garbage collection vehicle performing commercial pick ups or other commercial industrial equipment, except to perform emergency work.
(B) If any domestic power or hand tool, including, but not limited to, mechanically powered saws, sanders, grinders and lawn and garden tools, or air conditioner, is operated during nighttime hours, no person shall operate such machinery so as to cause noise within a building or across a real property boundary where such noise interferes with the comfort, repose, health or safety of members of the public within any building, or outside of a building, at 25 feet or more from the source of the sound.
(C) Garbage collection vehicles.
(D) The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful farm operations on lands the principal use of which is as a farm and which are located within an agricultural district.
(E) The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful industrial operations on lands located in industrial zoned districts.
(F) The person or owner of any real property (except public highways and other publicly owned facilities) from which sounds prohibited by this chapter emanate shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter, whether or not such owner was on the premises or occupied the premises when the proscribed sounds emanated.
(G) City management may authorize permits for work during nighttime hours.
(Ord. 2010-013, passed 10-7-2021) Penalty, see § 90.99