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   553.05 NOISE FROM MOBILE NOISE SOURCES.
   No person shall create or cause to be emitted from any mobile noise source, other than his person, any noise which causes or results in a maximum noise level equal to, or exceeding 85 dBA at a distance equal to, or greater than, 50 feet from the closest point of the source, except for trucks exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, for which the maximum allowable noise level shall be 90 dBA at a distance equal to, or greater than, 50 feet from the closest point of the source.
   For other measurement distances the following table shall apply:
 
Measurement Distance in feet
50
40
30
20
Maximum Permissible Noise Level in dBA
85
87
90
93
For trucks exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, permissible noise levels in the preceding table shall be increased by 5 dBA.
    (Ord. 31-76. Passed 4-27-76.)
   553.06 MUFFLERS.
   No person shall modify or change the exhaust muffler, intake muffler or any other noise abatement device of a motor vehicle in a manner such that the noise, measured in dBA emitted by the motor vehicle is increased above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured. No person shall operate a motor vehicle with an inoperative or defective muffler.
(Ord. 31-76. Passed 4-27-76.)
   553.07 NOISE IN PLACES USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
   No person or persons owning, leasing or controlling the operation of any place used for entertainment shall willfully, negligently or through failure to take necessary precautions, permit the imposition or continuation of a sound pressure (noise) level exceeding 85 dBA on any member of the audience by such person or by any person engaged or employed by such person.
(Ord. 31-76. Passed 4-27-76.)
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