A. Every person operating or having control of a motor vehicle that is stopped, standing or parked within the city shall control the noise of the motor and muffler thereof so that at all times the noise level of such motor and muffler is less than eighty five (85) decibels measured at a distance of fifty feet (50') from such vehicle.
B. No person operating or having control of a vehicle shall permit the engine of such vehicle to operate for more than two (2) minutes while such vehicle is stationary except when the local temperature as reported by the United States weather bureau is below zero degrees Fahrenheit (0°F). This section does not apply to idling by on duty police officers or firefighters as necessary for the performance of their official duties. This section does not apply to vehicles owned by the city of Logan as necessary to operate equipment in the performance of official duties.
C. The purpose of this subsection is to comply with the requirements imposed by the state legislature in Utah code 41-6a-208. The intent of this section is to be primarily educational. A person must be issued at least one (1) warning citation before a fine may be imposed. The fine shall be a civil penalty of forty dollars ($40.00) and imposed as set forth in section 10.52.290 of this chapter. Law enforcement personnel who enforce this section shall follow all Logan City police policies regarding safety while enforcing this section. This section may only be enforced on public property or on private property that is open to the general public. If the private property owner has a private business that has a drive-through service as a component of the private property owner’s business operations this section is only enforceable if the owner posts a sign provided by or acceptable to the local highway authority informing its customers and the public of the local highway authority’s time limit for idling vehicle engines or adopts an idle reduction education policy approved by the local highway authority. (Ord. 14-16, 2014; amd. Ord. 23-12, 4-18-2023)