The following are exempt from the provision of this subchapter:
(A) Sounds emitted from authorized emergency vehicles;
(B) Lawn mowers, weed blowers, garden tractors, construction and repair equipment, or power tools operated between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. only;
(C) Burglar alarms and other warning devices, when properly installed, providing the cause for such alarm or warning (device sound shall be investigated and turned off within a reasonable period of time);
(D) Parades, festivals, carnivals, fairs, celebrations, concert performances, band and drum corps performances, as well as any rehearsals for the same, and all other events authorized by the Town Council, Public Works and Safety, or other appropriate governmental entity;
(E) Attendant noise connected with the actual performance of athletic or sporting events and practices related thereto;
(F) The emission of sound for the purpose of alerting persons to existence of an emergency, or for the performance of emergency construction, repair, or other work;
(G) The town formally adopts the standards set by I.C. 22-11-14-10.5 for the use of consumer fireworks;
(H) Sounds associated with the normal conduct of legally established non-transient businesses, organ- ization, and governmental entities, when such sounds are customary, incidental, and within the normal range appropriate for such use;
(I) Rubbish collection utilizing mechanical equipment between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. only;
(J) Subject to the other provisions of this subchapter, and any other applicable law, rule, or regulation, those sounds associated with motor vehicles lawfully operating on town streets; and/or
(K) Sounds associated with equipment or animals lawfully utilized by handicapped persons to accommodate their handicap.
(Ord. 2017-8, passed 10-4-2017)