§ 17-79. Loudspeakers and public address systems.

(a)

It shall be a violation of this article to use or operate, for any purpose, a loudspeaker or public address system where such use or operation:

(1)

Occurs between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day within any residentially zoned area of the city, or within fifty (50) feet of the property boundary of any residentially zoned area of the city, as measured from the speaker or other source of sound; or

(2)

Occurs on any Sunday or legal holiday; or

(3)

Occurs, where the source of sound is mounted upon a vehicle or other mobile device, within three hundred (300) feet of any hospital, place of worship, school or courthouse; or

(4)

Creates or emits a sound which, at any one time, is in excess of sixty-five (65) dBA as measured at the property lines on a sound level meter, using the A-weighting network, except that where normal street traffic noises exceed sixty-five (65) dBA, the measurable noise emanating from the premises may equal, but not exceed, traffic noise levels; or

(5)

In the case of sound amplification equipment mounted on a vehicle, creates or emits a sound which, at any one time, is in excess of sixty-five (65) dBA as measured on a sound level meter, using the A-weighting network from any one point at least fifty (50) feet from the source of such user or operation.

(b)

This section shall not apply to persons engaged in the use or operation of a loudspeaker or public address system where such use or operation:

(1)

Involves the delivery of a political or ceremonial public address, or

(2)

Involves the delivery of emergency instructions or information, or

(3)

Involves the delivery of information or the presentation of entertainment in conjunction with a public event upon any governmentally owned property within the city.

(Ord. No. 2012-37, § 2, 11-13-12)