No person, other than personnel of law enforcement governmental agencies, utilities services, or permittees duly authorized, shall install, use or operate within the city a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position, or mounted upon any sound truck for the purposes of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, lectures or transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, park, place or other public property except when installed, used or operated in compliance with the following provisions.
(a) Residential zones and within 500 feet thereof:
(1) No fixed or movable sound amplifying equipment shall be installed, operated or used for commercial purposes at any time except as otherwise permitted in these codified ordinances; and
(2) The operation or use of sound amplifying equipment for noncommercial purposes, except when used for regularly scheduled operative functions by any school or for the usual and customary purposes of any church, or as exempted under § 511.11, is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.
(b) In all other zones, except the portions thereof, as may be included within 500 feet of any residential zone:
(1) The operation or use of sound amplifying equipment for commercial purpose is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day; and
(2) The operation or use of sound amplifying equipment for noncommercial purposes is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.
(c) The only sound permitted shall be either music, human speech, or both.
(d) Sound emanating from sound amplifying equipment shall be limited in volume, tone and intensity so that the sound shall not be audible at a distance in excess of 200 feet from the sound equipment.
(e) Except as provided in division (b) hereof, no sound amplifying equipment shall be operated upon any property adjacent to and within 200 feet of any hospital grounds, school or church building while in use.
(Ord. 88-151, passed 12-11-1989)