The following shall be declared a nuisance and shall be unlawful:
(A) For a motor vehicle operator to operate or play any radio, musical instrument or similar device from said motor vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly audible to any other person other than the player or operator of the device at a distance of 20 feet;
(B) For a pedestrian to operate or play any radio, musical instrument or similar device in such a manner as to be plainly audible to any other person other than the player or operator of the device at a distance of 30 feet;
(C) For any person to operate or play any radio, television, musical instrument or similar device or to produce live music, sound or noise in any manner which produces or reproduces sound or noise, whether from a business, residence or any other premises, in such a manner as to be plainly audible outside of the real property boundary of such business, residence or other premises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., Central Standard Time (CST);
(D) For any person to keep any animal, which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort or repose of any ordinary person;
(E) For any person to load, unload, open, close or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage trucks or similar objects between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. CST in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary;
(F) (1) For any person to operate or permit the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work in such a manner that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary, at any of the following times:
(a) Between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. CST on any day of the week; or
(b) At any time on any Sunday or holiday.
(2) Public service utilities are exempt from this provision. Further, no person shall be adjudicated guilty of this provision if he or she demonstrates the existence of a bona fide emergency that necessitated performance of the work during prohibited hours.
(G) For any person to operate or permit the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool used outdoors in residential areas between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. CST so as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary; and
(H) For any person to operate a motor vehicle or any internal combustion engine, which is excessively loud, so as to disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons across a residential real property boundary. This includes excessive noise levels as the result of a defective or modified exhaust system or as a result of any one or more of the following: unnecessary rapid acceleration, deceleration, engine revving or tire squealing.
(Ord. 2006-15, passed 11-15-2006) Penalty, see § 53.99