A. Noise Disturbances Prohibited: No person shall make or cause to be made any noise disturbance.
B. Specific Prohibition: Violations of this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts, and causes thereof which either annoy, disturb, injure, or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of a reasonable person of normal sensibilities:
1. Domestic Power Equipment: The operation of any domestic power equipment shall only be allowed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
2. Radios, Television Sets, Sound Amplifiers, Musical Instruments And Similar Devices: Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any sound reproductive device, musical instrument, or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound:
a. In or from a motor vehicle at a sound level exceeding 50 dBA as measured from the nearest curb or edge of the roadway or which is plainly audible more than twenty-five (25) feet in any direction from the motor vehicle from which the sound emanates: or
b. In such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a real property boundary.
3. Loudspeakers And Public-Address Systems: Using or operating any loudspeaker, public-address system, or similar device between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the following day such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a real property boundary.
4. Animals And Birds: Owning, possessing, or harboring any animal or bird that frequently or for continued duration makes or creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. Because of the agricultural and rural heritage, tradition and source of family income established in the City of Corinne for many decades and the desire to preserve the same, this provision shall not apply to cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, or chickens.
5. Loading And Unloading: Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, cans, drums, refuse or similar objects between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day when the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary.
6. Motor Vehicles (including cars, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and the like):
a. Operating or permitting the operation of any motor vehicle so out of repair or in such a condition as to create a noise disturbance.
b. Operating or causing to be operated any motor vehicle not equipped with a muffler or other sound dissipation device in good working order and in constant operation. No person shall remove or render inoperative, or cause to be removed or rendered inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, any muffler or sound dissipation device on a motor vehicle.
c. Spinning or squealing the tires of any motor vehicle or racing or revving the engine of a motor vehicle.
d. Operating an engine brake (also known as compression or Jacob brake) within the town limits, except for the aversion of imminent danger.
7. Explosives, Firearms, And Similar Devices: Using or firing of explosives, firearms, or similar devices which create impulsive sound so as to cause a noise disturbance across a real property boundary or on a public space or right of way without first obtaining a special variance. Such permit need not be obtained for the use of Class C common state approved fireworks from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. during the three days before, on the day of, and three days following July 4, July 24, January 1, and the Chinese New Year.
8. Miscellaneous Sound Producers: Creating or emitting a noise which constitutes a noise disturbance by any manner, including but not limited to a horn, siren, bell, musical instrument, tool, engine, etc. (Ord. 23-01, 2023)