(A) Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud or unusual noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose health, peace or safety of others within the limits of the village.
(B) Enumeration. The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but said enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
(1) Vehicles.
(a) Defects. To use any vehicle so out of repair or so loaded as to create loud and unnecessary noise;
(b) Signal device. The sounding of any horn or signal on any vehicle which creates any loud or harsh sound, or the sounding of any such device for any period of time, except as a danger signal;
(c) Tires. The operation of any vehicle in any manner, such as by rapid acceleration, turning, backing or starting and stopping the vehicle, so as to cause any unusual or excessive noise from the contact of any tire of the vehicle upon the surface where the vehicle is being operated, except what noise is caused in normal operation; and
(d) Motors and exhausts. The making of loud or excessive noises with any vehicles or any device connected therewith, such as muffler, or the racing of a motor while running idle, or the opening of the muffler on any vehicle in any manner so as to create noise to the annoyance of the public; or to operate any motor vehicle between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. which emits or creates any noise to the annoyance of the public.
(2) Construction. To create, construct, alter, repair or demolish any building other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit from the Mayor;
(3) Loud speakers. The use of mechanical loud speakers or other sound amplifiers on any vehicles, or outside of a building or through an open door or window unless a permit is granted for such use by the Mayor and then only in accordance with the provisions of such permit;
(4) Musical instruments, radios and the like. To operate or cause or permit to be operated any musical instrument, radio, phonograph, television set or any other instrument or device capable of producing noise, in such a manner or with such volume so as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located or to annoy or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume than is necessary for convenient hearing for the voluntary listeners thereto who are in the room or place in which such instrument to device is being operated;
(5) Institutions. The creation of any noise on any street or highway adjacent to any church, school or municipal building while in session, which interferes with the workings of such institutions, provided that conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets or highways indicating the presence of such institutions;
(6) Animals. The owner, keeper or harborer of any animal shall, not knowing, permit said animal to bark, howl or emit other audible sounds to the annoyance of other persons or which shall disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity; and
(7) Shouting, yelling and the like. No person shall disturb the good order and quiet of the village by fighting, quarreling, wrangling, riotous assemblage, threatening violence to the person or property of others, or by riot, tumult, lascivious, obscene, profane or scandalous language, or by making outcries, clamor or noise or by gambling, intoxication, drunkenness or by lewd, indecent behavior or disorderly conduct or by abusing his or her family, or any member thereof by inflicting personal violence or any other gross abuse.
(C) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not less than $5 nor more than $100, or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
(Ord. 1970-09, passed 12-7-1990)