(A) No person shall operate or cause to be operated a public or private motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped, motorized skateboard or scooter on a public right-of-way at any time in such a manner that the sound level emitted by the operation of the motor vehicle or motorcycle, when measured at a distance of 100 feet or more is audible and discernible or exceeds the level set forth in the following table:
Sound level in dBA | ||
Vehicle class | Speed limit 35 MPH or less | Speed limit over 35MPH |
All motor vehicles of GVWR or GCWR of 6,000 lbs. or more | 86 | 90 |
Any motorcycle | 82 | 86 |
Any other motor vehicle, moped, motorized skateboard or scooter or any combination of vehicles towed by any motor vehicle | 76 | 82 |
(B) This section shall not apply to any motor carrier vehicle engaged in interstate commerce.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section or chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to play or operate, or permit the playing, use or operation of, any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loud speaker or other electronic device used for the amplification of sound, which is located within a motor vehicle being operated or parked on public or private property within the city, including any public or private street or alley, in such a manner as to be audible and discernible at a distance of 100 or more feet from the vehicle in which it is located.
(D) The provisions of this section shall not apply to motor vehicles driven in a duly authorized parade, nor to motor vehicle alarms or other security devices, nor to the emission of sound for the purpose of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency or the emission of sound in the performance of emergency work.
(Ord. passed 8-12-2014)