(A) Powers. This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Noise Control Officer. In order to implement and enforce this chapter, and for the general purpose of noise abatement and control, the Noise Control Officer shall have, in addition to any other authority vested in him or her, the power to:
(1) Conduct or cause to be conducted research, monitoring and other studies related to sound and vibration; and
(2) Promulgate rules and procedures to establish techniques for measuring noise, and to provide for clarification, interpretation and implementation of this chapter.
(B) Duties. In order to implement and enforce this chapter effectively, the Noise Control Officer shall, within a reasonable time after the effective date of this chapter:
(1) Investigate and pursue possible violations of this chapter;
(2) Delegate functions, where appropriate, under this chapter, to personnel within the City Police Department; and
(3) Prepare recommendations, to be approved by the City Council, for the designation of noise sensitive zones.
(C) Enforcement. The administration and enforcement of noise control shall be controlled by the following standards:
(1) The primary means of detection of a noise disturbance shall be by means of the Noise Control Officer’s and other properly delegated enforcement officials’ ordinary auditory senses of hearing not enhanced by any mechanical device, such as a microphone or hearing aid;
(2) An enforcing officer or other witness need not determine the particular words or phrases being produced or the name of any song or artist producing the sound; and
(3) The detection of any rhythmic bass or reverberating type of sound is sufficient to constitute a plainly audible sound which may constitute a noise disturbance.
(Ord. 926, passed 3-24-2009)