553.08 UNREASONABLE NOISE - ABATEMENT OF LOUD DISTURBING AND UNNECESSARY NOISE.. (a) In addition to the prohibitions set forth elsewhere in this chapter, no person shall cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm or recklessly create a risk thereof by making unreasonable noise or by causing unreasonable noise to be made. No person shall make, continue or cause to be made by the use of any horn, bell, radio, loudspeaker, or the operation of any instrument or device, the playing or rendition of music of any kind, singing, loud talking, amplification of sound or other noise, or any otherwise unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community or to be detrimental to the life and health of any individual.(1) Factors to be considered in determining whether unreasonable noise exists in a given situation include but are not limited to any or all of the following:A. The intensity of the noise.B. Whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual.C. The intensity of the ambient noise.D. The proximity of the noise to sleeping facilities.E. The nature and the zoning district of the area within which the noise emanates and of the area within 500 feet of the source of the sound.F. The time of the day or night the noise occurs.G. The time duration of the noise.H. The existence of complaints concerning the noise from persons living or working in premises who are affected by the noise.

   (b)   No person shall willfully conduct himself in a noisy, boisterous or otherwise disorderly manner by either words or acts which disturb the order and quiet of the community.

   (c)   The Police Department or any of its duly authorized representatives or both, are hereby authorized to enforce this Section.

   (d)   Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense, and each day a violation continues after the first offense shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the usual and reasonable operation of steam railroads, electric railways, and motor buses or to prohibit the reasonable use of automobile warning signals, the reasonable ringing of church bells or the reasonable and ordinary noises attendant on athletic contests or lawful public or semipublic meetings, parades or celebrations. Noise created by construction, building repair, or other property maintenance is regulated pursuant to Section 553.05.(Ord. 1612. Passed 4-13-15.)