This chapter is enacted to protect, preserve, and promote the health, safety, welfare, peace, quiet, and tranquility of the citizens of the municipality, and persons or visitors frequenting the municipality, through the reduction, control, and prevention of noise which is disruptive and constitutes an annoyance to the citizens and persons.
No person may:
(A) Make noise or play a musical instrument audible to an adjacent business or residence, or use sound equipment in public between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., except as authorized by the Chief of Police;
(B) Operate any jack hammers or heavy equipment within 600 feet of a residence, church, hospital, hotel, or motel between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(C) Operate sound equipment in a vehicle audible or causing vibration 30 feet from the equipment; or
(D) Make loud or disturbing, or offensive, noises with any mechanical devices operated by compressed air, and used for purposes of assisting braking on any semi-tractor, logging truck, or other motor vehicle, except for the aversion of imminent danger.
Penalty, see § 10.99
The following shall be exceptions to the application of this chapter:
(A) Parades, community events, festivals, band concerts;
(B) Emergency vehicles, and for emergency purposes such as police, fire, and ambulance sirens, or warning devices and loudspeakers used in connection with crimes, disasters, or emergencies;
(C) An employee of a governmental entity engaged in the employee’s official duty; and
(D) Church bells and chimes.