CHAPTER 94: NOISE CONTROL
Section
   94.01   Loud, unusual noise prohibited
   94.02   Horns; signaling devices
   94.03   Radios, phonographs, televisions, musical instruments and the like
   94.04   Amplifiers, drums or other means to attract attention to business or public assembly
   94.05   Shouting; singing; whistling
   94.06   Steam whistles
   94.07   Engine mufflers
   94.08   Defective or overloaded vehicles
   94.09   Loading; unloading
   94.10   Building construction and repair
   94.11   Disturbing schools, courts, churches and hospitals
   94.12   Peddlers
   94.13   Factories; machinery; tools and the like
   94.14   Power fans; blowers
   94.15   Live entertainment
 
   94.99   Penalty
§ 94.01 LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE PROHIBITED.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person in the village to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, convenience, health, peace or safety of others within the limits of the village.
   (B)   The acts in this chapter are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary. These acts shall not be deemed exclusive.
(Prior Code, § 94.01) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.02 HORNS; SIGNALING DEVICES.
   It shall be unlawful to operate any horn or similar signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle on any street or public place in the village, except as a danger warning; to create by means of any signaling device any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; to sound any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; to use any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust and to use any signaling device when traffic is, for any reason, held up.
(Prior Code, § 94.02) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.03 RADIOS, PHONOGRAPHS, TELEVISIONS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE LIKE.
   It shall be unlawful to play, use, operate or permit to be played, used or operated any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television receiving set or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound, as follows, measured at the property line of the property where the music or other sounds are being produced:
   (A)   At greater than 55 decibels between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; or
   (B)   At greater than 65 decibels at any other time.
(Prior Code, § 94.03) (Ord. 11-17, passed 10-11-2011) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.04 AMPLIFIERS, DRUMS OR OTHER MEANS TO ATTRACT ATTENTION TO BUSINESS OR PUBLIC ASSEMBLY.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful to play, use, operate or permit to be played, used or operated any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loud speaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound which is cast upon the public streets of the village for the purpose of commercial advertising or of attracting attention of the public to any building or structure, except when a permit has been first procured from the Board of Trustees.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to use within the village any drum or other instrument or device to attract attention, by the creation of noise, to any place of business, entertainment or place of public assembly.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful to cause or allow to be made upon a public way or in such close proximity to a public way as to be distinctly and loudly audible any noise of any kind of crying, calling or shouting or by means of any whistle, rattle, bell, gong, clapper, hammer, drum, horn, hand organ, mechanically operated piano, other musical instrument or similar mechanical device or wind instrument for the purpose of advertising any goods, wares or merchandise or of attracting attention or inviting the patronage of any person to any business; provided, the restrictions shall not apply to any public alley in the village between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(Prior Code, § 94.04) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.05 SHOUTING; SINGING; WHISTLING.
   It shall be unlawful to yell, shout, hoot, whistle or sing on the public streets of the village, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, dwelling, hotel or other type of residence or of persons in the vicinity, within the limits of the village.
(Prior Code, § 94.05) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.06 STEAM WHISTLES.
   It shall be unlawful anywhere in the village to blow any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler, except to give notice of the tie to being or stop work; as a warning of fire, danger or other emergency; or upon request of proper village authorities.
(Prior Code, § 94.06) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.07 ENGINE MUFFLERS.
   It shall be unlawful to discharge into the open air within the village the exhaust of any steam engine, gasoline engine, stationary internal combustion engine or other type of engine, motor boat or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device to prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom.
(Prior Code, § 94.07) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.08 DEFECTIVE OR OVERLOADED VEHICLES.
   It shall be unlawful to use within the village any wagon, cart, automobile, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle so out of repair or loaded in a manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noises.
(Prior Code, § 94.08) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.09 LOADING; UNLOADING.
   It shall be unlawful to create loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle or the opening or destruction of bales, boxes, crates, containers and the like without exercising reasonable care to limit and confine the noise.
(Prior Code, § 94.09) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.10 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
   It shall be unlawful to erect, excavate, demolish, alter or repair any building within the village other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public health and safety and then only with a permit from the Building Inspector. The permit may be granted for a period not to exceed three days or fewer while the emergency continues and which may be renewed for periods of three days or fewer while the emergency continues. If the Building Inspector determines the public health and safety will not be impaired by the erection, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or the excavation of streets and highways within the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and, if the Building Inspector further determines that loss or inconvenience would result to any party or interest, the Inspector may permit the work to be done between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., upon application.
(Prior Code, § 94.10) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.11 DISTURBING SCHOOLS, COURTS, CHURCHES AND HOSPITALS.
   It shall be unlawful to create within the village an excessive noise in the vicinity of any school, institution of higher learning, church, court or hospital while in use, which unreasonably interferes with the workings of the institution or which disturbs or unduly annoys patients in the hospital; provided, conspicuous signs are displayed in the vicinity of any building indicating it is a school, hospital, court or church.
(Prior Code, § 94.11) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.12 PEDDLERS.
   It shall be unlawful for peddlers, hawkers and vendors to shout and cry in a way that disturbs the peace and quiet of the village.
(Prior Code, § 94.12) Penalty, see § 94.99
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