(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any motor driven vehicle in such a manner as to create a loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise which is audible from nearby properties and unreasonably disturbing to the quiet, comfort or repose of other persons.
(B) All motor driven vehicles must have a muffler and exhaust system that are in good working order and constant operation, and sufficient to prevent excessive or unusual noise or excessive smoke; and no such vehicle shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, removable exhaust pipe cover, or any muffler from which the baffle plates, screens, or other original internal parts have been removed or altered.
(C) The modification of any noise abatement device on any motor driven vehicle, or the failure to maintain same so that the noise emitted by a motor driven vehicle is increased above that emitted by such vehicle as originally manufactured, shall be in violation of this section.
(D) The modification of any exhaust system on any motor driven vehicle, or the failure to maintain same so that the noise or smoke emitted by a vehicle is increased above that emitted by such vehicle as originally manufactured, shall be in violation of this section.
(E) A violation of this section shall be conclusively presumed if a motor driven vehicle makes a noise at or above the following decibel levels:
(1) On roadways with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, 86 dB(A) measured with fast meter response at 50 feet from the centerline of lane of travel, or an equivalent sound level limit measured in accordance with procedures established under Chapter 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, § 900.103.
(2) On roadways with speed limits of more than 35 miles per hour, 90 dB(A), measured with fast meter response at 50 feet from the centerline of lane of travel, or an equivalent sound level limit measured in accordance with procedures established under Chapter 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, § 900.103.
(F) No motor driven vehicle shall be operated in any manner so as to cause a disturbance in any area of the village. Touring, stunting or racing of a vehicle is prohibited in or near any hospital or nursing home, residential area, or in any area where commercial or noncommercial outdoor activities are present or existing.
(G) A violation of this section is hereby declared a nuisance.
(Ord. 2000-O-046, passed 7-18-00)