(A) Excessive and unnecessary noise creates a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare. There has been an alarming increase in the frequency and volume of noise from the many sound-reproducing devices available today. It is the intent of this section to strike an appropriate balance between the right of individuals to obtain information and derive pleasure by listening to radios and other similar devices, and the right of the public to a peaceful and healthful environment.
(B) Noise described in division (C) below is hereby declared unreasonable, dangerous to the public health, safety and welfare, and shall be illegal unless exempted in this section.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use or otherwise operate, either from a motor vehicle or as a pedestrian, any radio, tape player or other sound amplification device emitting sound that is audible from a distance of 50 or more feet from the source of the sound, unless the device is being used to request assistance or warn against an unsafe condition.
(D) This subsection shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Public safety personnel, when responding to an emergency call or engaged in other official business;
(2) Persons engaged in a lawful assembly, procession or community event;
(3) The operator of a public utility vehicle, when utilizing two-way communications equipment;
(4) The operator of a vehicle being used for advertising purposes in accordance with existing ordinances; and/or
(5) The activation of a theft alarm signal device.
(`94 Code, § 8-10) Penalty, see § 93.99