(1) Maintaining any machinery or equipment, whose operation involves rotating or reciprocating parts or equipment in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(2) Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing local time, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary, except for emergency work of public service utilities or by special variance as provided for in section 14-74. This paragraph shall not apply to the use of domestic power tools subject to subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, lawnmower or other similar device used outdoors that creates a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary other than powered snow removal equipment, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing local time, or on Saturday or Sunday before the hour of 9:00 a.m., prevailing local time.
(4) Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans or similar objects between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing local time, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(5) Collecting refuse or operating refuse collection vehicles between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., prevailing local time, in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(6) a. Using, operating or permitting the operation of any loudspeaker, public address system, mobile sound vehicle or similar device amplifying sound therefrom on a public right-of-way or public space for any commercial purpose.
b. Using, operating or permitting for any noncommercial purpose any loudspeaker, public address system, mobile sound vehicle or similar device between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing local time, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(7) Operating or permitting the operation of powered model vehicles so as to create a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary or in a public place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., prevailing local time.
(8) Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument or similar device in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(9) Repairing, rebuilding, modifying, testing or operating any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor bicycle or motorboat in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary.
(10) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor within the urban county any animal, including, but not limited to, domestic pets, that repeatedly or frequently emits any sound, including but not limited to barking, yelping, howling, meowing, or squawking, or that otherwise creates a noise disturbance across a dwelling unit boundary, in such a manner so as to annoy or disturb a reasonable person of normal sensitivities.
(11) Consistent with the other provisions of sections 14-70 through 14-80 of the Code, and in addition thereto, no person shall use or operate any radio, stereo, tape player, record player, compact disc player or any similar device for the producing, reproducing or amplification of sound in or on any vehicle located within or on the public streets or rights-of-way or within or on any other public property, including, but not limited to parks, or public parking lots operated by the urban county government or the Lexington and Fayette County Parking Authority/LexPark, in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance that is audible to a person of normal hearing sensitivity more than ten (10) feet from such vehicle. Words and phrases need not be discernible for said sound to be "audible", and said sound shall include bass reverberation.
(Ord. No. 115-82, § 1, 7-1-82; Ord. No. 23-83, § 1, 2-24-83; Ord. No. 216-90, § 1, 10-18-90; Ord. No. 5-91, §§ 1—3, 1-24-91; Ord. No. 293-2000, § 3, 9-28-00; Ord. No. 162-2012, §§ 1, 2, 12-6-12)