§ 13-9. Enforcement based on plainly audible sound.

In addition to those general standards set forth in section 13-7, and unless otherwise exempted in this article, the following acts, and the causing thereof, are declared to be a violation of this section:

(1)

The use, operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, stereo set, tape player, sound amplifier, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound in a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance, herein prescribed in Table 3, away from the real property line of the source of the sound, to any person in a residential area.

TABLE 3—RESIDENTIAL DENSITY

Lot Width in Feet for Receiving Party	Distance in Feet from the Real Property Line
150 or more	50
85 to 149	35
75 to 84	25
45 to 74	15
Under 45	One-third of the lot width

 

(2)

The use, operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, stereo set, tape player, sound amplifier, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound in a manner as to be plainly audible to any person inside a multifamily dwelling unit, or the interior of a single family dwelling unit within a P-MH or P-RV zoning classification, other urban density residential dwelling, or the interior of an occupied building in a noise-sensitive zone.

(3)

The use, operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, stereo set, tape player, sound amplifier, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound in a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet away from the real property line of the source of the sound, to any person in a commercial, industrial, or public space.

(Ord. No. 15-08, § 1, 6-16-2015)