(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to create or assist in creating any unreasonably loud and disturbing noise in the city. Noise of such character, intensity, and duration as to be detrimental to the public health, welfare, and peace is prohibited.
(B) The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud and disturbing noises in violation of this section, but this enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1) The playing of any radio, phonograph, or other musical instrument in a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence;
(2) The blowing of any whistle, except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of danger;
(3) The sounding of any bell or gong attached to any building or premises which disturbs the quiet or repose of persons in the vicinity thereof;
(4) The conducting, operating, or maintaining of any garage or service station in any residential area so as to cause loud or offensive noises to be emitted therefrom between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays or on Sundays;
(5) The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, or court while the same are in session, or within 150 feet of any hospital, which unreasonably interferes with the working of those institutions, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in those streets indicating that the area is a school, court, or hospital area;
(6) The creation of any excessive noise on Sundays on any street adjacent to any church, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets adjacent to churches indicating that the same is a church street;
(7) The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in a residential or business district other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on weekdays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety and then only with a permit from the City Commission;
(8) The use of any mechanical device operated by compressed air unless the noise created thereby is effectively muffled and reduced;
(9) The shouting and crying of peddlers, barkers, hawkers, and vendors which disturbs the quiet and peace of the neighborhood;
(10) The use of any drum, loud speaker, or other instrument or device for the purpose of attracting attention by creation of noise to any performance, show, or sale or display of merchandise; and/or
(11) The use of any mechanical loud speakers or amplifiers on trucks or other moving vehicles for advertising purposes or other purposes except where specific license is received from the City Commission.
(Prior Code, § 95.01) Penalty, see § 95.99