This chapter may be referred to as the “City of Sterling Heights Noise Ordinance.” This chapter was created, and has been amended from time to time, to preserve the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods, public places, and streets within the community. The Michigan Supreme Court has long-recognized the right of all persons to the tranquility enjoyed by citizens of a community where good order reigns among its members, and the legitimate interest of municipalities in the preservation of peace and order. For these reasons, the City Council deems it necessary and appropriate to regulate and restrict unnecessary and unreasonable noise within the city.
(1978 Code, § 22-1; Ord. No. 229-A, § 5, 8-6-91; Ord. No. 380, § 1, 10-4-05)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOUD NOISE. Any sound which, due to its volume, duration or character, annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, health, peace and safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities. The term shall be limited to noise heard on the public streets, parking lot open to the public or other public place, any church or hospital or in any occupied building which is not the source of the noise, including the grounds surrounding the building. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or the zoning ordinance, noise shall be determined at a distance of at least 50 feet measured in a straight line from the source of the noise.
(1978 Code, § 22-2; Ord. No. 229-A, § 6, 8-6-91; Ord. No. 380, § 1, 10-4-05)
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