19.68.060 Special provision (exemptions).
A. Warning Devices. Warning devices necessary for the protection of public safety, as, for example, police, fire and ambulance sirens, and train horns, are exempted from the provisions of this title.
B. Outdoor Activities. The provisions of this title shall not apply to occasional outdoor gatherings, public dances, shows, and sporting and entertainment events (excluding regularly scheduled school athletic events); provided, the events are conducted pursuant to a permit or license issued by the City relative to the staging of the events. The permit authority, as set forth in Chapter 19.58 CVMC, may, aside from this chapter, regulate and control noise caused by such outdoor activity.
C. Exemptions from Exterior Noise Standards. The provisions of CVMC 19.68.030 shall not apply to activities covered by the following sections:
1. Street sales – prohibited unless exception is granted per CVMC 19.68.070;
3. Stationary nonemergency signaling devices;
4. Emergency signaling devices;
5. Motor vehicles operating on public rights-of-way;
6. Wherein noise limit exceptions or excesses are specifically provided for in the issuance of any temporary use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.54 and 19.58 CVMC or in City Council approval of any parades, civic functions or gatherings, such specifics shall prevail.
D. Federal- or State-Preempted Activities. Any other activity to the extent regulation thereof has been preempted by state or federal law. (Ord. 2101 § 3, 1985).