§ 94.42 PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
   The following conduct is prohibited:
   (A)   Provide any false or inaccurate information to any city board, committee, commission or any employee of the city, in an attempt to deceive or otherwise avoid compliance with this chapter.
   (B)   Hinder, obstruct, delay, resist, interfere, or attempt to interfere with any authorized person while in the performance of their duties under this chapter.
   (C)   Emit or cause to be emitted any noise which leaves the premises on which it originates, crosses a property line, and enters onto any other premises in excess of the sound pressure levels during the time periods as specified in § 94.10, Table A, without a variance.
   (D)   Emit or cause to be emitted any noise within the public premises in excess of the limits defined in § 94.10, Table A without a variance.
   (E)   [Reserved]
   (F)   Operate any construction equipment or conduct any construction activities between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that exceed the noise limits of § 94.10, Table A. The city may grant variances from the construction restrictions if it can be demonstrated that a construction project will interfere with traffic if completed during daytime hours.
   (G)   Operate any trash compacting mechanism on any motor vehicle, or engage in any trash, rubbish or garbage collection activity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., when such activity takes place on any premises adjacent to a residential premises.
   (H)   Operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles at any time or place when such operation exceeds the noise limits for the category of motor vehicle and for the designated time period as specified in § 94.12, Table B.
   (I)   Sound any horn or other audible signal device of an automobile, motorcycle, streetcar, or other vehicle unless it is necessary as a warning to prevent or avoid a traffic accident or reasonably inform or warn of a vehicle presence.
   (J)   Modify or change the exhaust muffler, air intake muffler or any other sound reducing device in such a manner that the noise emitted from the motor vehicle exceeds the sound pressure levels as established in § 94.12, Table B except where permitted by state law.
   (K)   The noise limits in § 94.10, Table A and § 94.12, Table B notwithstanding, no person shall:
      (1)   Make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others, within the limits of the city.
      (2)   Use, operate or permit to be played, used or operated of any radio, receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the inhabitants of a neighboring premises. The operation of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device by a commercial establishment between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the lot line, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
      (3)   Use, operate, or permit to be played, used, or operated, any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound which is cast upon the public streets for the purpose of commercial advertising or attracting the attention of the public to any building or structure in such a manner that the occupants of a neighboring premises disturbed or annoyed.
      (4)   Yell, shout, hoot, whistle, or sing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in neighboring premises.
      (5)   Keeping of any animal or bird which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall disturb the comfort or repose of any person in a neighboring premises.
      (6)   Use any automobile, motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair, so loaded or in such manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise.
      (7)   Transport rails, pillars, or columns of iron, steel or other material, over and along streets and other public places upon carts, drays, cars, trucks, or in any other manner so loaded as to cause loud noises or as to disturb the peace and quiet of such streets or other public places.
(Ord. passed 9-5-06)