The following activities, among others, are hereby declared to be unreasonably loud and disturbing noises, but said enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(A) The playing of any radio, phonograph, musical instrument, or electronic sound amplification equipment in such manner or with such volume, particularly during hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., such that a reasonably prudent person would recognize as likely to unreasonably disturb persons in the vicinity.
(B) The keeping of any animal or bird which makes frequent or long continued sounds, such that a reasonably prudent person would recognize as likely to unreasonably disturb persons in the vicinity.
(C) The use of any automobile, motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair, so loaded, or in such manner as to create unreasonably loud, disturbing sounds.
(D) The operating of any garage or service station in any residential area so as to cause unreasonably loud, disturbing sounds to be emitted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on any day.
(E) The creation of unreasonably loud, disturbing noises adjacent to any school, educational facility, church, or court during normal operation hours, or within 150 feet of any hospital, which a reasonably prudent person would recognize as likely to unreasonably interfere with the working of such institutions, provided that conspicuous signs are displayed indicating that such area is a school, educational facility, church, court, or hospital area.
(F) The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in a residential or business district is strictly prohibited on Sunday, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit given by an appropriate town official, which permit may be renewed for a period of three days or less while the emergency exists.
(G) The use of any loud, boisterous, or raucous language or shouting, such that a reasonably prudent person would recognize as likely to unreasonably disturb persons in the vicinity.
(H) The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, or other vehicle while not in motion, except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control, or if in motion only as a danger signal; the creation by means of any such signal device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of such device for an unreasonable period of time, such that a reasonably prudent person would recognize as likely to unreasonably disturb persons in the vicinity.
(Ord. 05-06-04, passed 8-8-05)