(a) No person shall make and no landowner or lawful occupant of land shall permit within any residentially zoned district, the making of noise which by reason of volume, pitch, frequency, intensity, duration or nature annoys or disturbs the comfort, peace or health of a person of ordinary sensibilities and not a resident of the property from which the noise emanates. Noise levels in excess of that normally perceptible in the area or in excess of ordinary street traffic noise levels are prescribed by this section except as hereinafter provided.
(b) It shall be a prima facie violation of this section when the noise can be heard more than 100 feet from the property where it is created, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit incidental noise such as that as is made by construction repairs or maintenance of houses or yards.
(d) Whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and upon a second or subsequent violation within one year of the first, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. In addition, Council may authorize the institution of a civil action to abate repeated violations of this section in accordance with law.
(Ord. 21-021. Passed 8-16-21.)