The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing, annoying and unnecessary noises in violation of this chapter. However, this enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(A) The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus or other vehicle except as a danger, warning or emergency signal, by blowing or sounding any signal device on a motor vehicle for the purpose of attracting the attention of any person on the streets or in a building except that the person is in danger; or in compliance with the laws of the state;
(B) Allowing or permitting any animal or bird to bark, whine, howl or yowl in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion, or to make other noise continuously and/or excessively for a period of ten minutes or more, or who barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise intermittently for one-half hour or more to the disturbance of any person or business at any time;
(C) Loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise emanating from vehicles, radios, boomboxes or the like upon public street, sidewalks, public vehicular areas or public property, which is clearly audible at a distance of more than 50 feet from the source of the noise, measured in a straight line from the source of the noise;
(D) The operation or use of any machine or device, commonly known as a loudspeaker, or sound amplifying equipment, for the amplification of music, the human voice, or any other noise or sound upon the public streets, sidewalks, public vehicular areas or public property;
(E) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any occupancy in a manner so as to endanger the physical and emotional health and welfare of the people, interfere with legitimate activity, depress property values, offend the senses, create public nuisances, and in other respects reduce the quality of life:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any sound described to be audible from a distance of 100 feet from the occupancy; and
(2) The distance of 100 feet will be measured in a straight line from or within the property line of the occupancy from which the sound emanates.
(F) The use of any automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle so out of repair, so loaded, or in a manner as to create loud or unnecessary squealing, grating, grinding, rattling or other noise;
(G) The blowing of any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of danger;
(H) The discharge into the air of the exhaust of any stationary internal combustion engine, or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom;
(I) The erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building, infrastructure or other structure in a residential or business district other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. will not be allowed, with the exception of emergency repairs;
(J) The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, court, church or Town Council chambers while the same are in session, or within 100 feet of any hospital, where the noise is loud, disturbing or unnecessary;
(K) The shouting and crying of peddlers, barkers, hawkers and vendors which disturbs the quiet and peace of the neighborhood; and
(L) The use of any drum, loudspeaker or other instrument or device for the purpose of attracting attention by creation of noise to any performance, show, sale or display of merchandise.
(1985 Code, § 97.02) (Ord. 2013-05, passed 7-18-2012) Penalty, see § 97.99