The provisions hereinafter contained are enacted for the purpose of preventing noise disturbances or unreasonably loud noise and are enacted pursuant to the authority granted in G.S. § 160A-184. Above certain levels or durations and during specific times of day, unreasonably loud noise or noise disturbance is detrimental to health, safety and welfare of the citizenry and the individual's right to peaceful and quiet enjoyment. It is the policy of the town to prohibit noise disturbances or unreasonably loud noise from all sources, subject to its police power, in order to secure and promote the public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare, and prosperity of the citizens of Cary. Nothing in this Article IV, Division 2 is intended to deter individuals from lawfully exercising the individual right of freedom of speech and commerce, or any other freedom guaranteed under the Constitutions of the United States of America or of the State of North Carolina, and nothing in this Article IV, Division 2 is intended to unreasonably limit or restrain commercial or industrial enterprise.
Subject to the provisions of sections 22-104 through 22-112, it shall be unlawful for any person to create or assist in creating any unreasonably loud, disturbing noise in the town which does frighten, annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of citizens within the Town of Cary or causes damage to property or business within the Town of Cary. Such sounds do not include the ordinary and usual sounds, noises, commotion or vibration incidental to residential living or operation of business or commercial establishments when conducted in accordance with the usual standards of practice and in a manner which will not unreasonably disturb the peace and comfort of adjacent residences or which will not detrimentally affect the operators of adjacent places of business.
(Code 1982, § 13-10; Ord. No. 93-29, 5-13-1993; Ord. No. 98-008, § 1, 6-11-1998; Ord. No. 2013-Code-05, 10-10-2013)