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(A) As used in this section:
(1) LIGHT-MOTOR VEHICLES means any automobile, van, motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motor scooter, go-cart, minibike, trail bike, neighborhood electric vehicle, golf cart, mini truck, all terrain vehicle, truck with a gross vehicular weight of less than 10,000 pounds or low power vehicle.
(2) LOW POWER VEHICLE for the purposes of this section means a vehicle with a gas, electric or battery powered engine that may achieve a maximum vehicle speed of 35 miles per hour.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or cause to operate, or use a light-motor vehicle in a manner as to cause, or allow to be caused, excessive noise levels as a result of unreasonable rapid accelerations, deceleration, revving of engine, squealing of tires, honking of horns, or as a result of the operation of audio devices including but not limited to radios, phonograph, tape players, compact disc players or any other sound-amplifying device on or from the light-motor vehicle.
(C) No person shall operate, or cause to operate, or use a light-motor vehicle in violation of the noise standards contained in Minn. Rules parts 7030.1050 and 7030.1060, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) No person shall operate, or cause to operate, or use a light-motor vehicle that discharges its exhaust other than through a muffler or other device that effectively prevents loud or explosive noises. No person shall operate, or cause to operate, or use a light-motor vehicle whose exhaust system has been modified, altered, or repaired in any way, including the use of a muffler cut-out or by-pass, that amplifies or otherwise increases noise above that emitted by the light-motor vehicle as originally equipped.
(E) The following are exempted from the provisions of this section:
(1) Sound emitted from sirens of authorized emergency vehicles;
(2) Burglar alarms on light-motor vehicles of the electronic signaling type which also transmit an audible signal to a receiver which can be carried by the owner or operator of the vehicle; and
(3) Celebrations on Halloween and other legal holidays and celebrations in connection with duly authorized parades.
Penalty, see § 10.99
No person shall turn, accelerate, decelerate or otherwise operate a motor vehicle within the city in a manner which causes unnecessary engine noise or backfire, squealing tires, skidding, sliding, swaying, throwing of sand or gravel, or in a manner simulating a race. Unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by tires or the unreasonable throwing of sand or gravel by the tires is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) As used in this section, CRUISING means the operation of a motor vehicle as defined in M.S. § 169.011, Subd. 42, as it may be amended from time to time, past a traffic control point as determined by a peace officer on a street in an area designated “No Cruising Zone” by City Council resolution four or more times between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.
(B) The passing of a traffic control point under the conditions previously stated, shall constitute unnecessary repetitive driving and is a violation of this section.
(C) The following use of vehicles shall constitute valid exceptions to this prohibition: taxicabs for hire, buses, authorized emergency vehicle, vehicles used by or under contract with any governmental jurisdiction, any vehicle being used to conduct legitimate business activities.
(D) This section may be enforced only in an area that has been posted as a “No Cruising Zone.” Signs shall be posted at the beginning and the end of any public street, alley or highway, or portion thereof which is a no cruising zone.
(A) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following phrases are defined as follows:
ABNORMAL OR EXCESSIVE NOISE.
(a) Distinct and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort and repose of any person or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property's value;
(b) Noise in excess of that permitted by M.S. § 169.69, as it may be amended from time to time, which requires every motor vehicle to be equipped with a muffler in good working order; or
(c) Noise in excess of that permitted by M.S. § 169.693 and Minn. Rules parts 7030.1000 through 7030.1050, as this statute and these rules may be amended from time to time, which establish motor vehicle noise standards.
ENGINE-RETARDING BRAKE. A dynamic brake, jake brake, Jacobs brake, C-brake, Paccar brake, transmission brake or other similar engine-retarding brake system which alters the normal compression of the engine and subsequently releases that compression.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge the exhaust or permit the discharge of the exhaust from any motor vehicle except through a muffler that effectively prevents abnormal or excessive noise and complies with all applicable state laws and regulations.
(C) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any truck to intentionally use an engine-retarding brake on any public highway, street, parking lot or alley within the city which causes abnormal or excessive noise from the engine because of an illegally modified or defective exhaust system, except in an emergency.
(D) Minnesota Statutes §§ 169.69 and 169.693 (motor vehicle noise limits) and Minn. Rules parts 7030.1000 through 7030.1050, as these statutes and rules may be amended from time to time, are hereby adopted by reference.
(E) Signs stating “VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED” may be installed at locations deemed appropriate by the City Council to advise motorists of the prohibitions contained in this section, except that no sign stating “VEHICLE NOISE LAWS ENFORCED” shall be installed on a state highway without a permit from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The provisions of this section are in full force and effect even if no signs are installed.
Pursuant to M.S. § 169.2151, as it may be amended from time to time, the city is authorized to designate pedestrian safety crossings on exclusive city streets where pedestrian safety considerations require extra time for pedestrian crossing in addition to the time recommended under the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for pedestrian signals. The city may provide for timing of pedestrian signals for such crossings, consistent with the recommendations of the uniform manual for pedestrian signal timing at senior citizen and disabled pedestrian crossings. The location of such crossings may be designated by resolution.
Pursuant to M.S. § 169.215, as it may be amended from time to time, the city may designate a crossing for senior citizens or disabled persons on any exclusive city street in the vicinity of a senior citizen housing project, senior citizen nursing home, or residential care facility for disabled persons on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation prescribed by the Commissioner and subject to the uniform specifications adopted by the Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation.
PARADES
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