531.10  MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (a)   No person shall operate within the speed limits specified in this section a motor vehicle of a type subject to registration at any time or under any condition of load, acceleration or deceleration in such manner as to exceed the following noise limits for the category of motor vehicle, based on a distance of not less than fifty feet from the center line of travel:
 
               35 MPH   Over
               or less      35 MPH
                 (dbA)      (dbA)
(1)     Trucks and buses
   Any motor vehicle
   with a manufacturer's
   GVW rating of 10,000
   pounds or more
   Before January 1, 1976   88      90
   After January 1, 1976        86      90
(2)   Passenger cars, light
   trucks, and buses under
   10,000 pounds           76      82
(3)   Motorcycles         82      86
      (4)   Noise from snowmobiles, minibikes, go-carts and other off-highway vehicles shall not exceed 82 dbA when measured at a distance of not less than fifty feet.
   (b)   No person in charge or control of any motor vehicle as defined in Section 531.02(l) shall:
      (1)   Make , with such vehicle, or any device connected therewith, any excessive noise to annoy the public or unnecessarily race his motor while running idle, or open the muffler on any vehicle within this Municipality.
      (2)   Sound any horn or signal device on any motor vehicle for any unnecessary and excessive period of time, except as a danger signal.
      (3)   Operate any motor vehicle in a manner, such as by rapid acceleration, turning, backing or starting and stopping the vehicle so as to cause unreasonable or excessive noise.  (Ord. 1-91.  Passed 8-26-91.)