(a) No person or persons, whether actual persons or legal entities, shall make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of reasonable persons of common sensibilities within the City.
(b) The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but such enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
(1) Horns, signal devices, etc. The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus, or other vehicle while stationary, except as a danger signal when an approaching vehicle is apparently out of control; or on any vehicle in motion only as a danger signal after or as brakes are being applied and deceleration of the vehicle is intended. The creation by means of any such signal device of any unreasonable, loud, or harsh sound or the sounding of any such device for any unnecessary and unreasonable period of time.
(2) Defect in vehicle. To use any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle so out of repair or so loaded, or so constructed, adjusted or maintained as to create loud or unnecessary noise.
(3) Steam, air or electric whistles or sirens. To blow any steam or air whistle or electric siren except to give notice of time to begin or stop work or as a warning of danger. This section shall not apply to any emergency siren either permanently located or on emergency vehicles.
(4) Construction or repair of buildings. To create, demolish, alter or repair any building other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., except in case of urgent neceessity in the interest of public safety and then only with a written permit from the Mayor and in strict conformity with such permit.
(5) Loading, unloading, closing or opening boxes, crates, etc. The creation of loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading of any vehicle or the opening, closing or destruction of any boxes, bales, crates, or containers, especially if such loud and excessive noise occurs between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(6) Loud speakers and amplifiers. Use of mechanical loud speakers or amplifiers on trucks or vehicles or outside of a building or through an open door or window unless a permit is granted for such use by the Mayor and then only in strict conformity with the provisions of such permit.
(7) Radios, phonographs, etc. To operate any radio, phonograph, television set or any musical instrument in such manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel, motel or other type of residence particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(8) Drums, etc. The use of any drum, pail, bell, trumpet or loud speaker or other instrument or device for the purpose of attracting attention or intended to attract attention to any performance, show, sale or display of merchandise except upon written permission first obtained from the Mayor and then only in strict conformity with the provisions of such permit.
(9) Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motor vehicle, motorcycle or motor scooter or motor bicycle except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent load and excessive noises therefrom.
(10) Schools, courts, churches and hospitals. The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any church, school, institution or court while the same is in session, or adjacent to any hospital, which unreasonably interferes with the workings of such institutions, provided conspicuous signs are displayed in such streets indicating the same is a church, school, hospital or court street.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 58-91. Passed 7-1-91.)