(a) No sound amplifying device mounted on a vehicle shall operate with a power output in excess of twenty watts, nor with maximum distortion of sound and volume in excess of two percent at full volume.
(b) No sound amplifying device mounted on a vehicle shall be operated between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. or at any time within 500 feet of any school, church or hospital.
(c) No sound amplifying device mounted on a vehicle shall be operated on a Sunday, provided that any such device may be operated as a substitute for a band as part of a parade held after 1:00 p.m. on Sunday under the auspices of any organization authorized to hold such parade, if the permit issued pursuant to Section 669.04 so indicates.
(d) No sound amplifying device shall be installed or operated on a vehicle unless the license and permit required by Section 669.04 are conspicuously displayed on said vehicle.
(e) The provisions of this section do not apply to sound amplifying devices mounted on emergency vehicles owned and controlled by the Division of Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services or to private ambulances which are engaged in responding to emergency calls.
(Ord. 278-92. Passed 4-19-93.)