(A) Loud or unnecessary noises prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which either annoys, disturbs or affects the comfort, repose, health or peace of others.
(B) Loud or disturbing noises enumerated; restrictions. The following acts set forth in divisions (B)(1) through (B)(3) below are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but the enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1) Construction or repairing of buildings. The erection, including excavating, demolition, alteration or repair of any building between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday. The City Administrator may grant authority for work to occur at any time in the event of an emergency or when it is found that the activity would not affect the health, safety, comfort and repose of persons in the vicinity;
(2) Nighttime noise in residential areas; parties.
(a) No person shall, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., participate in any loud party or gathering of people from which noise emanates of a sufficient volume as to disturb the peace, quiet or repose of persons residing in any residential area.
(b) Loud noises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of a volume as to be plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet from the residential premises wherein a loud party or gathering is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(c) No persons shall visit or remain within any residential dwelling unit wherein a loud party gathering is taking place, except the owner, persons residing in that unit or persons who are there for the sole purpose of abating the disturbance.
(3) Stereos, radios, tape players, disc players and the like. Operation of a stereo, radio, tape player, disc player or any such device at any time in a motor vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the vehicle shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 607.08) (Ord. 556, passed 03-20-1995; Ord. 612, passed 04-13-1998; Ord. 694, passed 03-11-2002; Ord. 789, passed 05-29-2007; Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010) Penalty, see § 91.999