1. Noise disturbance prohibited. No person shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued any noise disturbance, nor shall any person suffer, allow or permit any noise disturbance to be made or continued from or at any property, whether real or personal, that is subject to such person's right of control.
2. Specific prohibitions. The following acts and the causing thereof are declared to be noise disturbances and therefore in violation of this chapter:
A. Radios, television sets, musical instruments and similar devices. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, automobile radio, automobile stereo, high-fidelity equipment or similar device which produces, reproduces or amplifies sound:
(1) At any time in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a property or boundary line, or between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. a noise that can be heard across a property or boundary line.
(2) In such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a property or boundary line, or a noise that can be heard at a distance of 50 feet from such device, when the device is operated in or on a motor vehicle or hand carried on a public right-of-way or public space.
(3) In such a manner as to create a noise disturbance to any person other than the operator of the device.
B. Yelling and shouting, etc. Engaging in loud or raucous yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing:
(1) On the public streets between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; or
(2) At any time or place in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance.
C. Construction. Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction operations, drilling or demolition work: between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday or at any time on Sundays or legal holidays, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a real property or boundary line, except for emergency work.
D. Domestic power tools. Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool or similar devices used outdoors between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
E. Loading and unloading. Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans or similar objects between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a property or boundary line. This section shall not apply to municipal or utility services in or about a public right-of-way.
F. Animals.
(1) For the purposes of this subsection “animal” is defined as any dog, cat or other domesticated animal or fowl or any undomesticated animal confined on that person's premises.
(2) No person shall allow any animal, as defined in Subsection 2.F.(1) above, to make any loud or harsh noise or disturbance continuously or incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or to make such noise intermittently for 1/2 hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time of the day or night which shall interfere with or deprive the peace, quiet, rest or sleep of any person within the Borough; provided, however, that at the time such animal is making such noise, no person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal is situate or for any other legitimate cause which teased or provoked the animal.
G. Powered model vehicles. Operating or permitting the operation of powered model vehicles so as to create a noise disturbance across a property or boundary line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
H. Street sales. Offering for sale or selling by shouting or outcry or by any other amplified or unamplified sound within any residential or commercial area, except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
I. Tampering. The following acts or the causing thereof are prohibited:
(1) The removal or rendering inoperative by any person, other than for the purpose of maintenance, repair or replacement, of any muffler or sound dissipative device or element of design.
(2) The use of product or equipment which has had a muffler or sound dissipative device or element of design removed or rendered inoperative.
J. Vehicle, motorboat or aircraft repairs and testing. Repairing, rebuilding or testing any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat or aircraft in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a real property or boundary line.
K. Motor vehicle prohibitions.
(1) Standing motor vehicles. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any vehicle or any auxiliary equipment attached to such a vehicle, for a period of longer than 15 minutes in any hour while the vehicle is stationary, for reasons other than traffic congestion, anywhere within 100 feet of any residence in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential property or boundary line.
(2) Unnecessary horn blowing. No person shall at any time sound the horn or other warning device of a vehicle except when absolutely necessary as a warning while actually operating such vehicle.
(Ord. 612, 12/8/2014)