Although not an exclusive list, any of the following acts or omissions shall constitute a violation of this chapter:
(a) Engine Acceleration. The rapid acceleration or running of an engine while the vehicle is in park or neutral or otherwise idle while on public or private property, when it is clearly audible by a person using normal hearing faculties for a distance of 100 feet or more from the place of origin.
(b) Radios, Phonographs, Etc. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used, or operated any radio, receiving set, instrument, phonograph, machine, compact disk player, tape player, or other machine or device for producing or reproducing of sound, including but not limited to, reverberating or rhythmic base tones, that is plainly audible by a person using normal hearing faculties at the distance of 100 feet or more from the place of origin.
(c) Yelling, Shouting. The yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing, while on a public place, walk or street, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that is plainly audible by person using normal hearing faculties at the distance of 100 feet or more from the place of origin.
(d) Animals, Birds. The frequent or long continued noise of any animal or bird between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that is plainly audible by person using normal hearing faculties across the private property line where the animal or bird is being kept; further, any person who shall allow any such animal or bird to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure, which the person occupies or owns, shall be considered as having control over the animal or bird.
(e) Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motor boat, or vehicle, (vehicle having the same meaning as found in Ohio R.C. 4501.01) except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom.
(f) Defect in Vehicle or Load. The use of any automobile, motorcycle, railroad train or vehicle (vehicle having the same meaning as found in Ohio R.C. 4501.01) so out of repair, so loaded, or in such manner as to create grating, grinding, rattling or other noise that is plainly audible by person using normal hearing faculties for a distance of 100 feet or more from the place of origin.
(g) Construction or Repairing of Buildings. The erecting (including excavating), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., that produces noise that is plainly audible by person using normal hearing faculties a distance of 100 feet or more from the place of origin, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety.
(h) Schools, Courts, Churches, Hospitals. The creation of any noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church or court while such place is in use, or adjacent to any hospital, which is plainly audible by a person using normal hearing faculties in such institution, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets indicating that the same is a school, hospital or court street with the words indicating “quiet zone”.
(i) Alarms. The sounding of any audible alarm causing frequent or long continued noise when no emergency exists, unless being performed at a reasonable time for a reasonable duration for prearranged testing.
(Editorial Note: The use of loud speakers, amplifiers and the like for advertising is controlled by Section 735.09 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Napoleon, Ohio.)
(Ord. 74-02. Passed 8-5-02.)