(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle at any time in such a manner as to exceed the sound level limits for the category of motor vehicles shown in subsection (B). The sound level shall be measured at a distance of at least seven and five-tenths (7.5) meters (twenty-five (25) feet) from the rear side of the nearest lane(s) being monitored at a height of at least one and twenty-three-hundredths (1.23) meters (four (4) feet) above immediately surrounding surface. This section shall apply to the total noise from a vehicle, including those noises addressed in § 50.102 above.
(B) The following are the maximum permissible sound levels for motor vehicles:
Speed Limit Speed Limit
Category 35 mph or less over 35 mph
Motor vehicle with a
manufacturer’s gross vehicle
rating (GVWR) of ten thousand
(10,000) pounds or more of
any combination of vehicles
towed by such motor vehicle 91 dB(A) 95 dB(A)
Any other vehicle or any
combination of vehicles
towed by motor vehicle 78 dB(A) 78 dB(A)
(C) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle or motorcycle not equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation.
(D) No person shall remove or render inoperative, or cause to be removed or rendered inoperative, any muffler or sound dissipative device on a motor vehicle or motorcycle other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement.
(Ord. 10-81, passed 4-7-81)
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Cross reference:
Motor vehicle regulation, see Ch. 40
Penalty for violation, see § 50.999