(a) No person shall operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of load, acceleration, or deceleration in such manner as to exceed the following maximum noise limits, based on a distance of not less than fifty feet from the center of the line of travel:
(1) For passenger cars:
A. When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of seventy decibels;
B. When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of seventy-nine decibels.
(2) For motorcycles:
A. When operated at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour or less, a maximum noise limit of eighty-two decibels;
B. When operated at a speed of more than thirty-five miles per hour, a maximum noise limit of eighty-six decibels.
(b) Maximum noise limits established pursuant to subsection (a) hereof shall be measured on the "A" scale of a standard sound level meter meeting the applicable requirements for a Type 2 sound level meter as defined in American National Standards Institute Standard S1.4-1983, or the most recent revision thereof. Measurement practices shall be in substantial conformity with standards and recommended practice established by the Society of Automotive Engineers, including SAE Standard J 986 A NOV81, SAE Standard J 366 MAR85, SAE Standard J 331 A, and such other standards and practices as may be approved by the federal government.
(c) Whoever violates any maximum noise limit as provided in subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.221; Ord. 97-2. Passed 1-9-97.)