The following noises and acts are hereby declared to be excessive, unnecessary, unnatural, or unusually loud which annoy, disturb, injure, or unreasonably impair the comfort, repose, health, or peace of others in violation of this chapter, but such specification shall not to be construed to exclude other noises prohibited by this chapter which are not specifically enumerated:
(A) Horns and other signaling devices. The use and sounding of any hand-held horn or signaling device or on any automobile, boat, bus, truck, or other vehicle, except as a danger warning, in such a manner as to be continuous or for an extended period of time such that it disturbs the quiet, peace, comfort or repose of any person.
(B) Radios televisions and musical instruments. The playing of any radio, television, or other electronic or mechanical sound-producing devise, 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. The operation of any said radio, television, phonograph, musical instrument, or other such sound-producing device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located, or which is plainly audible in a dwelling unit other than that in which it is located, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(C) Yelling, shouting and verbal noise. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing or other verbal noise upon any premises, or upon the public streets, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any other time or place, in such a manner so as to unreasonably annoy or disturb peace, comfort, or repose of persons in any office, dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence or business, or of any persons in the vicinity where such noise is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from its point of origin shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(D) Animals birds or pets. The keeping of any animal, bird or pet which, by frequent or extended noise, does unreasonably disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity. Permitting any dog to bark repeatedly in an area where such barking can be clearly heard from nearby residential property or which is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from its point of origin, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(E) Exhaust noises. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, internal combustion engine, or any other form of engine, whether in a boat, motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-road vehicle, or tractor, except through a muffler or other device which effectively prevents or reduces loud or explosive noises.
(F) Construction or repairing buildings. The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building or structure other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. where such activity results in the creation of unusually loud noise or noise which annoys, disturbs, injures, or unreasonably impairs the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others; except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety for the duration of such emergency.
(G) Business operation and other premises activities. The carrying on of any business operations, or any other activities upon any premises in such a manner so as to create any excessive, unnecessary, or unusually loud noise, which disturbs, injures, or unreasonably impairs the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.
(H) Pile drivers and other heavy equipment. The operation between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other form of heavy equipment the use of which is attended by or repeated or continuous use.
(I) The operation of any race track, proving ground, testing area, or obstacle course for vehicles, motorcycles, boat, racers, automobiles, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, or vehicles of any kind or nature in a residential area of the township, or adjacent to a residential area of the township where such noise emanating from the identified vehicles would be unusually loud or continuous, or unreasonably disturbing, or upsetting to persons in that vicinity.
(Ord. 40, passed 12-12-2018)