Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

7.08.002 Unlawful to Cause a Noise Disturbance.

It shall be unlawful to make or cause to be made a Noise Disturbance within the City. A Noise Disturbance shall include any or all of the following:

1. A.
   A sound registered on a decibel meter from any source not exempted or otherwise regulated by this Chapter and which, when measured anywhere off of the property of the sound source, is in excess of the dB(A) established for the time period and zones listed below.

2. B.
   The owning, keeping or harboring of any animal that howls, barks or emits audible sounds, without provocation of the complainant, that are unreasonably loud or disturbing which are of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of a reasonable person in the neighborhood or to be detrimental to the life and health of any individual.
3. C.
   A sound resulting from the erecting, constructing, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing of any structure, or operating, or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, or demolition work in such a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., this activity shall not be subject to the time, area and dB(A) limits set forth in subsection A.
4. D.
   The repairing, rebuilding, modifying or stationary testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motorboat in such a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., this activity shall not be subject to the time, area and dB(A) limits set forth in subsection A.
5. E.
   The operating or occupancy of a vehicle, which is moving or stationary, standing or parked, whether persons are seated in the vehicle or not, from which any Sound Amplification or Producing Device or Similar Equipment is creating a sound that is Plainly Audible at least fifty (50) feet from the source of the sound.* A violation of this subsection shall be a traffic offense. 
6. F.
   The operation of any power tool, garden tool, lawnmower, snow blower or other similar equipment or device in Residential Areas in such a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., this activity shall not be subject to the time, area and dB(A) limits set forth in subsection A.
7. G.
   The operating, playing, permitting or causing to be operated or played any Sound Amplification or Producing Device or Similar Equipment in a manner as to cause a sound Plainly Audible across any property boundary line between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 6:00 a.m. Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight), this activity is subject to the area and dB(A) limits set forth in subsection A above.

*As to vehicle equipment and maintenance and prevention of excessive or unusual noise therefrom, see OPMC 12.04.175(a).

(History: Ord. NOI-3051 §1, 2014; NOI-2772 §1, 2008; NOI-2373 §1, 2002; NOI-2287 §2, 2001)

Effective on: 1/1/1901