(A) The following activities are prohibited if they produce clearly audible sound beyond the property line of the property on which they are conducted:
(1) The operation, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., of power tools, equipment, or machinery, on properties adjacent to residential properties;
(2) The sounding, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., of any bell, chime, siren, whistle, or similar device, except to alert persons to the existence of an emergency, danger, or attempted crime;
(3) The operation or playing between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a. m. of any radio, television, phonograph, drum or musical instrument, or the firing of any firearms;
(4) The operation or use between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any loudspeaker, sound amplifier, public address system, or similar device used to amplify sounds; and
(5) The use of any drums, loud speakers, musical devices, or other instruments or devices for the purpose of attracting attention by the creation of noise to any performance, show, or sale, or display of merchandise.
(B) The prohibitions of this section shall apply even if the sound level produced by a prohibited activity does not exceed the applicable level specified in § 92.054.
(C) No person shall discharge into the open air the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motorboat, or motor vehicle except through a muffler or other device that will effectively prevent loud or explosive noise therefrom. Further, it shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle within the village using exhaust brakes, engine brakes, compression release engine brakes (also known as Jake brakes) or similar device so as to produce sound that is clearly audible more than 50 feet from the vehicle.
(Ord. 154, passed 11-17-1986; Am. Ord. 286, passed 3-18-2013) Penalty, see § 92.999