(A) It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued, any unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noise that either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, unless the making and continuing of the noise is necessary for the protection or preservation of property or the life, health or safety of a person or persons.
(B) The following acts are hereby declared to be unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noises in violation of this chapter, but their enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1) The sounding of any horn or other such audible signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle on any right-of-way, parking lot or other public place, except as a danger warning, for an unreasonable period of time;
(2) The use or operation of any radio, stereo or other machine or device for the producing, reproducing or amplification of sound in such a manner as to create an unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noise that disturbs the peace, quiet or comfort of others;
(3) The use or operation of, or allowing the use or operation of, any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for producing or reproducing sound in such a manner as to create an unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noise that disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of others by creating or allowing a louder volume than is necessary for the convenient hearing of the person or persons who are voluntarily in the room, chamber or vehicle in which any above-described machine, device or musical instrument is located;
(4) The use or operation of any vehicle in such manner as to produce any unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noise, or to discharge into the open air the exhaust of any vehicle except through a muffler or other device that will effectively prevent any unreasonably loud, harsh or excessive noises therefrom.
(Ord. 5-2018, passed 11-19-2018) Penalty, see § 96.99