(A) The authority for a county to regulate noise is G.S. § 153A-133. A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the production or emission of noises or amplified speech, music, or other sounds that tend to annoy, disturb, or frighten its citizens.
(B) It is found and declared that:
(1) The making and creation of excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noises within the county limits is a condition which has existed for some time and the extent and volume of such noises are increasing.
(2) The making and creation of excessive or unusually loud noises and sounds interfere with and pose a threat to the health of the sick, the young, and the elderly.
(3) The making, creation or maintenance of such excessive, unnecessary, unnatural or unusually loud noises which are prolonged, unusual, and unnatural in their time, place and use are a detriment to the public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare and prosperity of the residents of the county.
(4) The making of excessive or unusually loud sounds and noises constitute a nuisance which threatens the peace and dignity of the county.
(5) The necessity and the public interest for the provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained and enacted are declared as a matter of legislative determination and public policy, and it is further declared that the provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained and enacted are in pursuance of and for the purpose of securing and promoting the public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare and prosperity and the peace and quiet of the county and its inhabitants.
(Ord. passed 7-20-98)