(A) The production or causation of any noise that by the manner of its production or its volume disturbs the peace or quiet enjoyment of any person and is audible at a distance of more than 30 feet from its source is hereby determined to be an “unreasonable loud noise” and a nuisance.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to produce or cause to be produced an unreasonably loud noise within the town.
(C) The following noises shall be exempted from the prohibitions of this section:
(1) Sounds produced by sirens of authorized emergency vehicles when operating in an emergency;
(2) Sounds produced by lawn mowers, garden tractors and similar home power tools when properly muffled and produced between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.;
(3) Sounds produced by burglar alarms or other signaling or warning devices when properly installed on publicly- or privately-owned property; provided that, the cause of such alarm, signal or warning device sound is silenced within ten minutes after its initial activation;
(4) Sounds produced in connection with celebrations on legal holidays; provided, this exemption does not include the detonation of otherwise illegal fireworks;
(5) Sounds produced in connection with permitted parades, festivals or concerts between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight;
(6) Sounds produced in connection with the actual performance of athletic events and practices related to them;
(7) Sounds produced in connection with the performance or practice of a band, orchestra or choir organized and maintained as part of the curriculum of a publicly or privately operated educational institution or other entity;
(8) Sounds produced for the purpose of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency, or for the performance of emergency work; or
(9) Sounds produced in connection with normal conduction of a legally established non-transient business when such sounds are customary, incidental and within the normal range appropriate for such use.
(D) This section does not amend, nor is it to be construed as applying to, the vibration and noise performance standards fixed by the Zoning Ordinance.
(Prior Code, Title III, Ch. XIII, Art. III) (Ord. passed 12-4-1996) Penalty, see § 90.99