19.68.050 Prohibited acts.
A. Noise Disturbances Prohibited. No person shall unnecessarily make or continue, or cause to be made or continued, any noise disturbance.
B. Specific Prohibitions. The acts set forth in this section, and the causing or permitting thereof, are declared to be in violation of this chapter.
C. Vibration. Operating or permitting the operation of any device that creates a vibration which is above the vibration perception threshold of any individual at or beyond the property boundary of the source if on private property or at 150 feet from the source if on a public space or public right-of-way.
D. Stationary Nonemergency Signaling Devices. Sounding or permitting the sounding of any electrically operated or electronically amplified signal from any stationary bell, chime, siren, whistle, or similar device, intended primarily for non-emergency purposes, from any place, for more than 120 seconds continually in an hourly period, or intermittent sounding over a five-minute period in any hour.
E. Emergency Signaling Devices.
1. The intentional sounding or permitting the sounding outdoors of any fire, burglar, or civil defense alarm, siren, whistle, or similar stationary emergency signaling device, except for emergency purposes or for testing, as provided in subsection (E)(2)(a) of this section.
2.
a. Testing of a stationary emergency signaling device shall not occur before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. Any such testing shall use only the minimum cycle test time. In no case shall such test time exceed 60 seconds.
b. Testing of the complete emergency signaling system, including the functioning of the signaling device, and the personnel response to the signaling device, shall not occur more than once in each calendar month. Such testing shall not occur before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. The time limit specified in subsection (E)(2)(a) of this section shall not apply to such complete system testing.
3. Sounding or permitting the sounding of any exterior burglar or fire alarm or any motor vehicle burglar alarm for more than 15 minutes is prohibited.
F. Noise Sensitive Zones.
1. Creating or causing the creation of any sound within any noise sensitive zone, so as to exceed the specified land use noise standards set forth therefor; provided, that conspicuous signs are displayed indicating the presence of the zone; or
2. Creating or causing the creation of any sound within or adjacent to any noise sensitive zone, containing a hospital, nursing home, school, court or other designated area, so as to interfere with the functions of such activity or annoy the occupants in the activity; provided, that conspicuous signs are displayed indicating the presence of the zone. (Ord. 2101 § 3, 1985).