The following acts and activities are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(A) Sound emanating from scheduled outdoor athletic events;
(B) Noise of safety signals, warning devices, emergency pressure relief valves and all church bells. For purposes of this section, the term
CHURCH BELLS shall not include electronic devices or artificial sound reproduction systems intended to sound like church bells;
(C) Noise resulting from any authorized emergency vehicle;
(D) Noise resulting from parades, lawful picketing or other public demonstrations protected by the U.S. Constitution or federal law, or for which a local permit has been granted by the town, provided the activity is of a temporary duration lasting no longer than two hours during any 24-hour period. Regulation of noise emanating from activities under permit shall be according to the conditions and limits stated in this chapter and according to any additional conditions stated on the permit;
(E) Unamplified and amplified sound at street fairs or other celebrations conducted, sponsored or sanctioned by the town;
(F) Unamplified and amplified sound at community concerts conducted, sponsored or sanctioned by the town;
(G) Noise from noisemakers on holidays and fireworks on holidays or at times allowed under a pyrotechnics permit issued pursuant to G.S. Ch. 14, Art. 54;
(H) All noise coming from the normal operations of properly equipped aircraft, but not including scale model aircraft;
(I) Lawn mowers and agricultural equipment used between daylight hours 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. when operated with all the manufacturer's standard mufflers and noise-reducing equipment in use and in proper operating condition;
(J) Practice sessions or performances by marching bands;
(K) All noise emissions from the operation of railroads are governed under the Noise Control Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 4916(c) and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 40 C.F.R. Part 201;
(L) Emergency work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an existing or imminent peril; and
(M) Noise created by the normal operations of the Parks and Recreation, Police, Public Works and Utilities Departments of the town including firearms training for police officers.
(Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed - -)