The following activities are declared to cause excessive, offensive, disturbing or intrusive noise in violation of this section;
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to unnecessarily sound any horn or other signaling device on any vehicle except as an emergency or danger warning signal. This provision shall be inapplicable to the sounding of any horn, bell, whistle, siren or other audible warning device which is operated in compliance with Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 7604, or any other state or federal provision governing railroad operations or for emergency work as defined in this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful to play or operate any drum, radio, phonograph, loud speaker, sound amplifier, car radio-CD or tape deck, television, or similar sound amplifying equipment, whether mobile or from a fixed location upon the public streets, public right-of-way, or in public parks in such a fashion that it is clearly audible at a distance of 50 feet. The City Council hereby finds and declares that any sound or noise audible at such a distance constitutes an intrusive noise and public nuisance, and endangers the public safety and welfare by interference with normal human capability for hearing nearby traffic movements and warning signals. This section shall be inapplicable to radio systems operated under or pursuant to Federal Communications Commission licenses in the regular course of business.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to make loud or raucous yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing so as to cause a noise disturbance. This includes the solicitation, sale or advertising of any product or service by shouting or outcry within any residential or commercial area or noise sensitive zone of the city, except by a noise permit issued by the Noise Control Officer.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or permit to be kept or maintained, upon any premises owned, occupied, or controlled by any person any animal which, by any frequent or long continued noise, shall cause annoyance or discomfort. Any noise which is audible continuously for ten minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes shall be evidence of such annoyance or discomfort. Factors which can be used to evaluate excessive animal noise include, but are not limited to:
(1) The time of day;
(2) The frequency;
(3) The duration; and
(4) The frequency content.
(Ord. 95-04, passed 4-10-95)