The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises in violation of this article, but this enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
(A) The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, or other vehicle while not in motion, except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control, or if in motion only as a danger signal after, or as brakes are being applied, and deceleration of the vehicle is intended; the creation by means of any such signal device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of such device for an unnecessary, and unreasonable, period of time;
(B) The use of any gong or siren upon any vehicle, other than police, fire, or other emergency vehicle;
(C) The use or operation of any piano, manual or automatic, phonograph, radio, loudspeaker, or any other instrument, or sound amplifying devices, so loudly as to disturb persons in the vicinity thereof, or in such a manner as renders the same a public nuisance; provided, however, that upon application to the Town Manager, permits may be granted to responsible organizations to produce programs in music, speeches, or general entertainment; church chimes and bells operated between the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. shall not violate this article;
(D) The keeping of any animal or bird which, by causing frequent or loud continued noise, shall disturb the comfort and repose of any person in the vicinity;
(E) The use of any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle so out of repair, so loaded, or in such manner as to create loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noise;
(F) The blowing of any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler, except to give notice of the time to begin, or stop, work, or as a warning of danger;
(G) The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud, or explosive, noises therefrom;
(H) The use of any mechanical device operated by compressed air, unless the noise created thereby is effectively muffled and reduced;
(I) The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in a residential district, other than between dawn until dusk, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit from the Town Manager, which permit may be renewed for a period of three days, or less, while the emergency continues;
(J) The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, or court while the same is in session, or within 150 feet of any hospital, which unreasonably interferes with the working of such institution; provided, conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets indicating that the same is a school, court, or hospital street;
(K) The creation of any excessive noise on Sabbath days on any street adjacent to any church, or other religious institution; provided, conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets adjacent to churches, or other religious institutions, indicating that a church, or other religious institution, is located on the street;
(L) The creation of loud and excessive noise in connection with loading, or unloading, any vehicle, or the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates, and containers;
(M) The sounding of any bell or gong, attached to any building or premises which disturbs the quiet or repose of persons in the vicinity thereof;
(N) The shouting and crying of peddlers, barkers, hawkers, and vendors which disturbs the quiet and peace of the neighborhood;
(O) The use of any drum, loudspeaker, or other instrument, or device, for the purpose of attracting attention by creation of noise to any performance, show, or sale, or display of merchandise;
(P) The use of any mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers on trucks, or other moving vehicles, for advertising purposes, or other purposes except where specific license is received from the Board;
(Q) The conducting, operating, or maintaining of any garage, or filling station, in any residential district so as to cause loud, or offensive, noises to be emitted there from between the hours of 1l:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
(R) The firing, or discharging, of squibs, crackers, gunpowder, or other combustible substance in the streets, or elsewhere, for the purpose of making noise or disturbance, except by permit from the Town Manager; and
(S) It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use, or otherwise operate, either from a motor vehicle or as a pedestrian, any radio, tape player, or other sound amplification device emitting sound that is audible from a distance of 50, or more, feet from the source of the sound, unless such device is being used to request assistance, or warn against an unsafe condition.
(Code 1976, § 11.3) (Ord. 17-93, passed 10-18-1993; Ord. 30-98, passed 8-31-1998) Penalty, see § 14-203
Cross-reference:
Animals, Ch. 4; Buildings and Building Regulations, Ch. 5; peddlers, soliciting, and itinerant merchants, §§ 6-401 et seq.; firearms regulated, § 15-101; Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, Ch. 19; Traffic and Motor Vehicles, Ch. 20.