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A. Public Nuisance Noises. It is unlawful for any person to cause or allow to be emitted a noise which has been determined to be a public nuisance noise as defined herein.

B. Public Disturbance Noise. It is unlawful for any person to cause or any person in possession of property to allow to originate from the property, sound that is a public disturbance. No sound source specifically exempted from this chapter shall be a public nuisance noise or public disturbance noise in so far as the particular source is exempted. The following source of sound shall be public disturbance noises:

1. Frequent, repetitive, or continuous noise made by any animal which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace, comfort, and repose of property owners or possessors, except that such sounds made by animal shelters, or commercial kennels, veterinary hospitals, pet shops, or pet kennels licensed under and in compliance with MLMC 6.05.050 shall be exempt from this subsection, provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the owner or other person having custody of the animal cannot, with reasonable inquiry, be located by the investigating officer, or if the animal is a repeat violator of this subsection, the animal shall be impounded by the Community Services Officer or his designee, subject to redemption in the manner provided by Section 6.05.090;

2. The frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounding of any horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle except as a warning of danger or specifically permitted or required by law;

3. The creation of frequent, repetitive, or continuous noise in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding, or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, or internal combustion engine in any residential zone so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property;

4. The use of a sound amplifier or other device capable of producing or reproducing amplified sounds upon public streets for the purpose of commercial advertising or sales or for attracting the attention of the public to any vehicle, structure, or property or the contents therein, except as permitted by law, and except that vendors whose sole method of selling is from a moving vehicle shall be exempt from this subsection;

5. The making of any loud and raucous noise which unreasonably interferes with the use of any school, church, hospital, sanitarium, or nursing or convalescent facility;

6. The creation by use of a musical instrument, whistle, sound amplifier, stereo, jukebox, radio, television, or other device capable of reproducing sound and raucous noises which emanate frequently, repetitively, or continuously from any building, structure, or property, such as sounds originating from a band session, tavern operation, or social gathering.

7. Any sound from a motor vehicle audio system such as tape players, radios, and compact disc players, operated at volume and under conditions, so as to be audible greater than seventy-five feet (75') from the vehicle itself.

8. Any sound from portable audio equipment, such as a radio, tape player, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume so as to be audible at a distance of seventy-five feet (75') from the source of the sound. (Ord. 2302, 3/27/07; Ord. 1430, 1990; Ord. 1073, 1982)