511.05 GENERAL PROHIBITION.

   (a)    No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued:

      (1)   Any unreasonably loud or raucous noise; or

      (2)   Any noise which unreasonably disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensitivity, within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Bedford Heights; or

      (3)   Any noise which is so harsh, prolonged, unnatural, or unusual in time or place as to occasion unreasonable discomfort to any persons within the neighborhood from which said noises emanate, or as to unreasonably interfere with the peace and comfort of neighbors or their guests, or operators or customers in places of business, or as to detrimentally or adversely affect such residences or places of business.

   (b)   Factors for determining whether a sound is unreasonably loud and raucous include, but are not limited to, the following:

      (1)   The proximity of the sound to sleeping facilities, whether residential or commercial;

      (2)   The land use, nature and zoning of the area from which the sound emanates and the area where it is received or perceived;

      (3)   The time of day or night the sound occurs;

      (4)   The duration of the sound; and

      (5)   Whether the sound is recurrent, intermittent or constant.

         (Ord. 2002-034. Passed 2-19-02.)