(A) General regulation. No person, firm or corporation shall cause or create any unreasonable or unnecessarily loud noise or disturbance injurious to the health, peace or quiet of the residents and property owners of the village.
(B) Specific violations. The following noises and disturbances are hereby declared to be a violation of this chapter; provided, however, that the specification of the same is not hereby to be construed to exclude other violations of this chapter not specifically enumerated:
(1) The playing of any radio, phonograph, television or other electronic or mechanical sound-producing device, including any musical instrument in a manner or with volume as to unreasonably upset or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of other persons;
(2) Yelling, shouting, hooting or singing on the public streets between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to unreasonably upset or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity;
(3) The emission or creation of any excessive noise which unreasonably interferes with the operation of any school or church;
(4) The keeping of any animal, bird or fowl which emanates frequent or extended noise which shall unreasonably disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity, such as allowing or permitting any dog to bark repeatedly in an area where barking can be clearly heard from nearby residential property;
(5) The sounding of any horn or other device on any motor vehicle, unless necessary to operate the vehicle safely or as required by the State Motor Vehicle Code;
(6) The discharging outside of any enclosed building of the exhaust of any steam engine, internal combustion engine, motor vehicle or motor boat engine, except through a muffler or other similar device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises;
(7) The erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or premises in any part of the village and including the streets and highways in a manner as to emanate noise or disturbance unreasonably annoying to other persons other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and sundown on any day except in cases of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety. In this case, a permit shall be obtained from the Building Inspector or Ordinance Enforcement Officer of the village which permit shall limit the periods that the activity may continue;
(8) The use of any drum, loudspeaker or other instrument or device for the purpose of attracting attention to any performance, show, sale, display or other commercial purpose which by the creation of the noise shall be unreasonably disturbing to other persons in the vicinity; and
(9) The operation of any loudspeaker or other sound-amplifying device upon any vehicle on the streets of the village with the purpose of advertising, where the vehicle, speaker or sound-amplifying equipment emits loud and raucous noises easily heard from nearby adjoining residential property.
(C) Exceptions. None of the prohibitions hereinbefore enumerated shall apply to the following:
(1) Any police vehicle, ambulance, fire engine or emergency vehicle while engaged in necessary emergency activities;
(2) Excavation or repair of bridges, streets or highways or other property by or on behalf of the state, village or the county between sundown and 7:00 a.m. when the public welfare, safety and convenience render it impossible to perform the work during other hours; and
(3) Warning devices emitting sound for warning purposes as authorized by law.
(1988 Code, § 6.6501) (Ord. passed 1-18-1988) Penalty, see § 10.99