Sounds caused by the following are exempt from the prohibitions set out in § 91.43 and are in addition to the exemptions specifically set forth in any other section of this subchapter:
(A) Repairs of utility structures, which are damaged, in disrepair, or out of service and such condition, pose a clear and immediate danger to life, health, or significant loss of property.
(B) Sirens, whistles, or bells lawfully used by emergency vehicles, or other alarm systems used in case of fire, collision, civil defense, police activity, or imminent danger.
(C) Repairs or excavations of bridges, streets, or highways by or on behalf of the City of LaSalle, the State of Illinois, or the federal government, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, when public welfare and convenience renders it impractical to perform the work between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(D) Outdoor school and playground activities. Reasonable activities conducted on public playgrounds and public or private school/university grounds, which arc conducted in accordance with the manner in which such spaces are generally used, including but not limited to, school/university athletic and school/university entertainment events.
(E) Other outdoor events. Outdoor gatherings, public dances, shows, parades, festivals, and other similar outdoor events, provided that a permit has been obtained from the appropriate permitting authority.
(F) Any event that is sponsored by and directly controlled by the city or its designee.
(G) Outdoor church activities that cannot be heard from a distance of more than 100 feet beyond the church property boundaries between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day, except that a church may sound chapel bells periodically so long as each the ringing does not continue for an unreasonable amount of time.
(H) Motor vehicles operating on public rights-of-way; any bell or chime or any device for the production or reproduction of the sound of bells or chimes for any church, clock or school; the loading of any trucks; domestic power equipment and commercial power equipment.
(Ord. 1119, passed 11-17-1986; Am. Ord. 2254, passed 12-13-2010)