A. License Required: It shall be unlawful to maintain or operate any loudspeaker or amplifier connected with any radio, phonograph, microphone or other sound producing device on any public street or public place in the village without having first obtained a license therefor. (1966 Code § 18.901; amd. 2003 Code)
B. Application For License: Any person, firm or corporation desiring a license for the use or operation of such a device shall file an application therefor with the village clerk upon a form provided by him, setting forth the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of such device, the date upon which it is intended to be used, and such other information as may be prescribed. (1966 Code § 18.903)
C. License Fee: The fee for such license shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) per day. (1966 Code § 18.902; amd. 2003 Code)
D. Issuance Of License; Conditions: The license shall issue upon the payment of the license fee, as provided herein, to the village clerk and shall permit the use of any such device subject to the terms and conditions of this section, only upon the date specified on such license and no other. (1966 Code § 18.904)
E. Use Restrictions:
1. Days And Hours Of Use: No licensee shall use, operate or employ any such device within the village limits on Sunday or after the hour of eight o'clock (8:00) P.M., prevailing time, of any day, or before the hour of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M., prevailing time, of any day, other than under a special permit. (1966 Code § 18.905; amd. 2003 Code)
2. Location: No licensee shall use, operate or employ any such device within a radius of two (2) blocks from any hospital or within the radius of two (2) blocks from any church or other place of public worship while services are being held there.
3. Exemptions: This subsection shall not apply to radios in homes or in private pleasure vehicles, when the same are operated in such a manner as not to be audible at a distance of fifty feet (50') from such vehicle, nor to noise devices, bands, or other musical devices used in any public parade or procession which is operated under a permit in accordance with the ordinances of the village 1 .
F. Prohibited Language And Sounds: No person shall cause or permit to be emanated or emitted from any such device any lewd, obscene, profane or indecent language or sounds, or any false representation of any matter, product or project advertised thereby, the sale of which is prohibited by law, ordinance or statute. (1966 Code § 18.905)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 8, chapter 5 of this code. |