52.50(A) Violation. It shall be unlawful for any to willfully make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any Loud and Raucous Noise, which term shall mean any sound which, because of its volume level, duration, character, and time of day annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, health, peace, or safety of reasonable of ordinary sensibilities within the limits of the . The term includes the kind of noises prohibited by the activities enumerated in § 52.52. The term also includes the kinds of noises generated by the activities enumerated in § 52.52. The term shall be limited to Loud and Raucous Noise heard upon the public and private Streets, upon other public lands or waters, in any public or private Park, in any school or public
or upon the grounds thereof while in use, in any house of worship or hospital or upon the grounds thereof while in use, upon any parking lot open to members of the public as invitees or licensees, or heard in any occupied commercial or residential unit or upon the grounds thereof. The terms “loud or disturbing”, “annoyance or inconvenience,” “disturb the peace and quiet”, and other like terms referring to noise where used in other Sections of this subchapter shall be construed to mean “Loud and Raucous.” The terms “inhabitants” and “occupants” and other like terms where used in other sections of this subchapter shall be construed to mean reasonable of ordinary sensibilities.
52.50(B) Responsible parties. Any ,
, agent, or supervisor in charge of operating, ordering, directing, or allowing the operation or maintenance of a device or machine creating Loud and Raucous Noise as prohibited in this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of committing an offense and violating this subchapter and be subject to the penalties provided in § 2.99.
52.50(C) Exemptions. The term Loud and Raucous Noise does not include noise or sound generated by the following:
52.50(C)(1) Cries for emergency assistance and warning calls.
52.50(C)(2) Radios, sirens, horns, and bells on police, fire, and other emergency response vehicles.
52.50(C)(3) Activities on or in municipal and school facilities and on or in other publicly owned property and facilities, provided that such activities have been authorized by the
of such property or facilities or its agents.
52.50(C)(4) Religious worship activities, including but not limited to bells and organs.
52.50(C)(5) Any
services, including but not limited to sanitation and
collection and
repairs.
(Ord. 2010-12, passed 10-4-2010)