A. Public Nuisance Noises: It is unlawful for any person to cause or allow to be emitted a noise which has been determined to be a "public nuisance noise" as defined herein.
B. Public Disturbance Noise: It is unlawful for any person to cause or any person in possession of property to allow to originate from the property, sound that is a public disturbance. No sound source specifically exempted from this chapter shall be a public nuisance noise or public disturbance noise insofar as the particular source is exempted. The following source of sound shall be public disturbance noises:
1. Frequent, repetitive, or continuous noise made by any animal which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace, comfort, and repose of property owners or possessors, except that such sounds made by animal shelters, or commercial kennels, veterinary hospitals, pet shops, or pet kennels licensed under and in compliance with applicable regulations shall be exempt from this subsection. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the owner or other person having custody of the animal cannot, with reasonable inquiry, be located by the investigating officer, or if the animal is a repeat violator of this subsection, the animal shall be impounded by the animal control officer or his designee, subject to redemption in the manner provided by sections 6-3A-8 and 6-3A-9 of this code; (Ord. 2016-990, 8-17-2016, eff. 9-1-2016)
2. The frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle except as a warning of danger or specifically permitted or required by law;
3. The creation of frequent, repetitive, or continuous noise in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding, or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off highway vehicle, or internal combustion engine in any residential zone so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property;
4. The use of a sound amplifier or other device capable of producing or reproducing amplified sounds from the property of a business operation which is intended to either attract the attention of the potential customers to the business or to communicate with employees who are at extended portions of the business property. Any such sound amplifier, loudspeaker or pager shall not violate the levels set forth in Washington administrative code 173-60-040, except the provisions of Washington administrative code 173-60-040(2)(c) shall not apply to sounds created by sound amplifiers or other device capable of producing or reproducing amplified sounds originating from class A EDNA, class B EDNA or class C EDNA, when such sounds are received by residential zones. No such sound amplifier, loudspeaker, or pager shall be audible to the human ear beyond any perimeter of the subject business property;
5. The making of any loud and raucous noise which unreasonably interferes with the use of any school, church, hospital, sanatorium or nursing or convalescent facility;
6. The creation by use of a musical instrument, whistle, sound amplifier, stereo, jukebox, radio, television, or other device capable of reproducing sound and raucous noises which emanate frequently, repetitively, or continuously from any building, structure, or property, such as sounds originating from a band session, tavern operation, or commercial sales lot;
7. Public disturbance noise from portable or motor vehicle audio equipment:
a. While in park areas, residential or commercial zones, or any area where residences, schools, human service facilities, or commercial establishments are in obvious proximity to the source of the sound, it is unlawful for any person to negligently cause, make, or allow to be made from audio equipment under such person's control or ownership the following:
(1) Sound from a motor vehicle audio system, such as a radio, tape player, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of fifty feet (50') or more from the vehicle itself; or
(2) Sound from portable audio equipment, such as a radio, tape player, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of fifty feet (50') or more from the source of the sound.
b. This section shall not apply to persons operating portable audio equipment within a public park pursuant to an event under a permit issued by the city. (Ord. 2015-971, 8-26-2015)