§ 70.39 VEHICULAR NOISE.
   (A)   Sound amplification system.
      (1)   No driver of any motor vehicle within the city shall operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle at a point 75 or more feet in distance from said vehicle, when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway or street unless such system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
      (2)   This section does not apply to emergency vehicles.
      (3)   Any violation of this provisions of this section shall be a petty offense punishable as provided by the penalty section of this Code.
   (B)   Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating a zone of quiet, no person operating a motor vehicle within the zone shall sound the horn or other warning device except in an emergency.
(Ord. 3217, passed 6-28-99)