The following shall be excepted from the prohibitions of this chapter:
(A) Sound emitted from sirens of authorized emergency vehicles;
(B) Lawn mowers, garden tractors and similar home power tools when properly muffled and in operation for their intended purposes between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.;
(C) Burglar alarms or other alarms when properly installed on publicly or privately owned property; provided, that the alarm is promptly attended to by its owner and turned off within a reasonable period of time;
(D) Permitted parades or other permitted events between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. midnight, Sunday through Thursday; and between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Friday through Saturday;
(E) The emission of sound upon proper authority for the purposes of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency, or for the performance of emergency services; and/or
(F) Sounds associated with normal conduct of a legally established non-transient business, when the sounds are customary, in and within the normal range appropriate for the use.
(Prior Code, § 96.07) (Ord. 145-2003, passed 10-14-2003)