(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall cause or create or permit to continue any unreasonable or unnecessarily loud noise or disturbance injurious to the health, peace, or quiet of the residents and property owners of the township.
(B) The following noises and disturbances are hereby declared to be a violation of this section; provided, however, that the specification of the same is not thereby to be construed to exclude other violations of this section not specifically enumerated:
(1) The playing of any radio, phonograph, television, or other electronic or mechanical sound producing device, including any musical instrument, in such a manner or with such volume as to unreasonably upset or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of other persons. A prima facie case establishing unreasonableness shall be established upon the submission of proof that such a device used in the interior of any building emanates such a volume of sound as to be heard from any public way or from any private property not owned by the maker of the noise;
(2) Yelling, shouting, hooting, or singing on the public streets between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to unreasonably upset or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any persons in the vicinity, or which constitutes a breach of the peace;
(3) The emission or creation of any excessive noise, which unreasonably interferes with the operation of any school, church, hospital, or court;
(4) The keeping of any animal, bird, or fowl which emanates frequent or extended noise which shall unreasonably disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any persons in the vicinity; such as allowing or permitting any dog to bark repeatedly in an area where that barking can be clearly heard from nearby residential property;
(5) The operation of any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle so out of repair or so loaded or constructed as to cause loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other unreasonable noise including the noise resulting from exhaust which is clearly audible from nearby properties and unreasonably disturbing to the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person;
(6) The sounding of any horn or other device on any motor vehicle unless necessary to operate the vehicle safely or as required by the State Motor Vehicle Code or the Uniform Traffic Code for cities, townships, and villages as adopted by the township;
(7) The discharging outside of any enclosed building of a steam engine, internal combustion engine, motor vehicle, or motor boat engine except through a muffler or other similar device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises. The modification of any noise abatement device on any motor vehicle or engine or the failure to maintain same so that the noise emitted by the vehicle or engine is increased above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured shall be in violation of this section;
(8) The erection, excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building or premises in any part of the township, including the streets and highways, in a manner so as to emanate noise or disturbance (unreasonably annoying) to other persons, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and sundown on weekdays, including Saturdays, except in cases of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety. In that case, a permit shall be obtained from the building inspector or ordinance enforcement officer of the township; such permit shall limit the periods that the activity may continue;
(9) The creation of a loud or excessive noise unreasonably disturbing to other persons in the vicinity in connection with the operation, loading, or unloading of any vehicle, trailer, railroad car, or other carrier or in connection with the repairing of any such vehicle in or near residential areas;
(10) The operation of any loudspeaker or other sound amplifying device upon or within any vehicle on the streets of the township with the purpose of advertising, where the vehicle, speaker, or sound amplifying equipment emits loud and raucous noises easily heard from nearby adjoining residential property;
(11) The operation of any machinery, equipment, or mechanical device so as to emit unreasonably loud noise which is disturbing to the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person;
(12) The operation of any racetrack, proving ground, testing area, or obstacle course for motor vehicles, motorcycles, boats, racers, automobiles, or vehicles of any kind or nature in any area of the township where the noise emanating there-from would be unreasonably disturbing and upsetting to other persons in the vicinity. Under no circumstances shall any race track, proving ground, testing area, or obstacle course operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and
(13) The use of any loudspeaker, bullhorn, or other device to urge, incite, or induce any violence or breach of the peace.
(C) None of the prohibitions hereinbefore enumerated shall apply to the following:
(1) Any police vehicle, ambulance, fire engine, or emergency vehicle while engaged in necessary emergency activities;
(2) Excavation or repair of bridges, streets, or highways or other property by or on behalf of the state, township, or county, between sundown and 6:00 a.m. and on Sundays when the public welfare, safety, and convenience render it impossible to perform the work during other hours;
(3) The use of any drum, loudspeaker, or other instrument or device used at any premises at which goods are sold in commemoration or celebration of or in connection with a public holiday or occasion (not to exceed 4 hours);
(4) The use of any loudspeaker, musical instrument, or other sound amplifying device in connection with any athletic, competitive, or recreational event or parade held on public playgrounds, athletic fields, streets, or public parks under consent of township authority, or the authority of the school boards of the township.
(Ord. 11-190, passed 7-19-2011) Penalty, see § 130.99