(A) General prohibition.
(1) No person shall make or cause to be made any distinctly and loudly audible noise through the use of a vehicle that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety or welfare of any person or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property's value.
(2) This general prohibition is not limited by the specific restriction of the following divisions.
(B) Dynamic engine brakes. No dynamic engine brakes shall be used within the limits of the city.
(C) Exhaust. No person shall discharge exhaust or permit the discharge of exhaust from any engine without passing through a muffler and complies with all applicable state laws and regulations.
(D) Stationary engine noise.
(1) No person shall allow a stationary engine to run continuously for a period of time that is objectionable as outlined in division (A) above unless some essential or emergency purpose requires its continuous operation.
(2) This would include truck engines and auxiliary engines.
(E) Violations. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
(1987 Code, § 501.12) Penalty, see § 10.99