(A) It shall be unlawful to maintain or operate any loudspeaker or amplifier connected with any radio, phonograph, microphone, or other device by which sounds are magnified and made heard over any public street or public place without first having secured a license permit therefor.
('70 Code, § 10.6.1)
(B) (1) There shall be two types of amplifier licenses: a commercial amplifier license and a special event amplifier license. A commercial amplifier license shall be required when the applicant is:
(a) A for-profit entity;
(b) Operates the amplifier five or more consecutive days; or
(c) Operates the amplifier two or more weekends in any given month.
(2) A special event amplifier license shall be required when:
(a) The applicant is a not-for-profit entity, private individual, or community group; or
(b) Does not meet the minimum scheduling requirements stipulated for a commercial amplifier license.
(C) The fee for a commercial amplifier license shall be $100 per year, and shall be effective from January 1 through December 31. The fee for a special event amplifier license shall be $25 per day.
(D) Events sponsored by local units of government shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter.
(‘70 Code, § 10.6.2) (Am. Ord. 06-12, passed 9-25-06; Am. Ord. 15-14, passed 9-14-15) Penalty, see § 95.99