(A) It is recognized that excessive and unnecessary noise endangers the physical and emotional health and welfare of the people, interferes with legitimate business and recreational activity, increases construction costs, depresses property values, offends the senses, creates public nuisances and in other respects reduces the quality of life.
(B) Furthermore, control of excessive and unnecessary noise that may jeopardize human health or welfare or substantially degrade the quality of life is well within the purview of the town police powers, it is declared to be the purpose of this subchapter to prevent, prohibit and provide for the control and abatement of excessive and unnecessary noise which may injure the physical and emotional health or welfare of its citizens or degrade the quality of life.
(Ord. 2019-O2, passed 2-12-19)