(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or entity to generate or produce noise that exceeds 115 decibels for more than two minutes per hour as measured at least ten feet from the property line of the property where such sound originates.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or entity to play, use, or operate any device that exceeds the following limits:
(1) During the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, 90 decibels as measured at least ten feet from the property line of where the device is located;
(2) During the hours of 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and New Year’s Eve, 90 decibels as measured at least ten feet from the property line of where the device is located; and
(3) At all other days and times, 90 decibels as measured at least ten feet from the property line of where the device is located or any sound from a device that is audible from a distance of at least 40 feet from the property line of where the device is located.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use, or operate a device from a watercraft or boat (as defined by IC 6-6-11-1) located on Geist Reservoir that exceeds 80 decibels at the shoreline or water’s edge.
(D) It shall be unlawful within the municipal limits of the city, for any device within or attached to any motor vehicle to be utilized in or at such a level so as to be plainly audible at a distance greater than 30 feet from said device.
(E) The use and operation of lawn mowers, weed blowers, garden tractors, construction and repair equipment, go-carts, generators and power tools and the like, shall be limited to the following hours: between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. May 15th to September 15th, and 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. September 16th to May 14th only.
(F) The use of rubbish collection equipment shall be in accordance with Chapter 50 of the City Code of Ordinances dealing with garbage, trash and refuse collections.
(Ord. 071000, passed 11-20-00; Am. Ord. 110310, passed 3-21-11; Am. Ord. 120213A, passed 12-2-13; Am. Ord. 091514A, passed 11-17-14)