§ 90-5. Unreasonable noise standard.

A. 

Violations. Any act in violation of the provisions of this section is deemed to be in violation of § 90-4 of this code, without in any way limiting the generality of the provisions of § 90-4 of this code.

B. 

Sound reproduction devices.

(1) 

No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used any sound reproduction device in such a manner as to create any unreasonable noise.

(2) 

No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used any sound reproduction device for commercial or business advertising purposes or for the purpose of attracting attention to any performance, show or sale or display of merchandise in connection with any commercial or business enterprise, including those engaged in the sale of radios, television sets, phonographs, tape recorders, phonographic records and tapes, in front of or outside of any building, place or premises or through an aperture of such building, place or premises abutting on or adjacent to a public street, park or place or in any vehicle operated, standing in or on any public street, park or place where the sound therefrom may be heard from any public street, park or place or from any stand, platform or other structure or from any airplane or other device used for flying over the Town or in a boat within waters in jurisdiction of the Town or anywhere on the public streets, parks or places. Nothing in this subsection is intended to prohibit incidental sounds emanating from a sporting or entertainment or public event not otherwise unlawful.

(3) 

No person shall operate or use any sound reproduction device in any bus in such a manner that the sound emanating from such sound reproduction device is audible to another person.

C. 

Horns, claxon and sirens. No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated or used, any horns, claxon or siren so as to create unreasonable noise, except as sound to signal imminent danger.

D. 

Steam whistles. No person shall operate or use, or cause to be operated or used, any steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler except to give notice of the time to start and stop work or as a sound to signal imminent danger.

E. 

Animals. No person shall permit an animal, including a bird, under his or her control, to cause unreasonable noise.

F. 

Emergency signal device. No person shall operate or use, or cause to be operated or used, any emergency signal device, except on an authorized emergency vehicle when such vehicle is in the act of responding to an emergency.

G. 

Motor vehicles. No person shall use or cause to be used any automobile, motorcycle or other machine propelled by an internal-combustion engine which creates unreasonable noise.

H. 

Construction. No person shall cause unreasonable noise in the erection, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building other than between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in the case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety or by permit issued by the Building Inspector of the Town.

I. 

Refuse hauling. All vehicles licensed in the Town of Greenport for hauling refuse shall limit their hours of operation as follows:

[Amended 9-1-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]

(1) 

From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays; and

(2) 

From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays.