(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to create or assist in creating any unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise in the town.
(B) Noise of this character, intensity, and duration as to be detrimental to the public health, welfare, and peace is hereby prohibited:
(1) The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, or other vehicle, except as a danger signal, so as to create any unreasonably loud or harsh sound, or the sounding of the device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time;
(2) The playing of any radio, phonograph, or other musical instrument in a manner or with such a volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any person in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence;
(3) The keeping of any animal or bird which, by causing frequent or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort and repose of any person in the vicinity;
(4) The use of any automobile, motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair, so loaded, or in any manner as to create loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noise;
(5) The blowing of any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler, except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of danger;
(6) The conducting, operating, or maintaining of any garage or service station in any residential area as denoted by the official zoning map so as to cause loud or offensive noises to be emitted therefrom between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays or on Sundays;
(7) The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, or court while the institutions are in session, or within 150 feet of any hospital, which unreasonably and unnecessarily interferes with the working of the institutions, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in the streets indicating that the area is a school, court, or hospital area;
(8) The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in a residential or business district other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; and/or
(9) The shouting and crying of peddlers, barkers, hawkers, and vendors which disturbs the quiet and peace of the neighborhood.
(Prior Code, § 8-4002) (Ord. passed 4-10-2003; Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate noises, see G.S. § 160A-184