(A) No person shall create, generate, continue, cause or allow to be generated on their property any noise that is excessive and unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the reasonable comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of any person of normal sensitivity. A noise may be deemed excessive and unreasonably annoying or disturbing based on its volume (loudness), frequency, repetition, duration, or the time when it occurs.
(B) The following are examples of excessive or unreasonable noise that are deemed violations of this section. This is not an exclusive list of violations, but illustrative examples:
(1) Keeping, maintaining or having control or ownership of an animal that, by loud and frequent or continued noise, disturbs the reasonable comfort and repose of a person in the vicinity;
(2) Use of an engine or motorized device, implement or tool that create a noise so loud as to disturb the reasonable comfort and repose of a person in the vicinity;
(3) Motor vehicles, trucks, automobiles, motorcycles and the like that create a noise so loud as to disturb the reasonable comfort and repose of a person in the vicinity;
(4) Construction, excavation, demolition, alteration or other work between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except by special permit granted by the city; and/or
(5) The creation or broadcast of music, musical instrument(s) or human voice over an amplified speaker or sound system between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that disturbs the reasonable comfort and repose of 2 or more people in the vicinity or in a manner that makes it a public nuisance. This does not include organized school or club sports events conducted at an established outdoor sports venue or facility so long as the event is concluded by 10:00 p.m.
(C) Anyone proposing an activity, project or event on non-residentially zoned property that could violate this section may seek a one-time or limited duration exemption from the City Council for good cause shown. The City Council may grant such an exemption for property that is not zoned for residential or mixed use and may impose conditions and restrictions that limit the time, duration or area of disturbance likely to be caused by the activity, project or event.
(Ord. 60.01, passed 1-8-1991; Am. Ord. 2014-10- 01, passed 11-11-2014; Am. Ord. 2019-08-01, passed 9-10-2019; Am. Ord. 2019-10-01, passed 11-12-2019)
Penalty, see § 130.99