§ 9.08.100. Non-measured noise disturbances.

A.

Noise Disturbances Prohibited: The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in violation of this chapter, but said enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive. Non-commercial public speaking and public assembly activities conducted on any public space or public right-of-way shall be exempt from the operation of this section. Bell towers and clock towers with bells or chimes shall be exempt from the operation of this section.

B.

Horns, Signaling Devices, Etc. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, street car or other vehicle on any street or public place of the City, except as a danger warning; the creation by means of any such signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of any such device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time. The use of any signaling device except the one operated by hand or electricity; the use of any horn, whistle or other device operated by engine exhaust; and the use of any such signaling device when traffic is for any reason held up.

C.

Radios, Phonographs, Etc. The using, operating, or permitting to be played, used or operated any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker or public address systems, unless used by the City of Revere, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner as to be plainly audible from the building, structure, vehicle or dwelling unit as to which the sound is originating from shall be a violation of this chapter.

D.

Street Sales. Offering for sale or selling anything by shouting or outcry within any residential or commercial area of the City, except by permit issued by the chief of police according to criteria set forth by the chief and/or except between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m., and the causing thereof, is a violation of this chapter.

E.

Animals, Birds. Etc. Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird which frequently or for continued duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sounds which are plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which it is located, is a violation of this chapter. This provision shall not apply to licensed kennels.

F.

Loading and Unloading. Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. the following day on weekdays, or between the hours of nine p.m. and nine a.m. the following day when the following day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday in such a manner as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, is a violation of this chapter.

G.

Construction, Drilling, or Demolition: Operating or permitting the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling or demolition work between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. the following day on weekdays or at a time on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday in such a manner as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, except for emergency work of public service utilities or by special permit issued by the inspector of buildings, and the causing thereof, is a violation of this chapter. Subsection F shall not apply to the use of domestic power tools as provided for in subsection L of this section.

H.

Vehicle or Motorboat Repairs and Testing. Repairing, rebuilding, modifying, or testing any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motorboat in such a manner as to be plainly audible as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, is a violation of this chapter.

I.

Places of Public Entertainment. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in any place of public entertainment in such a manner as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, is a violation of this chapter.

J.

Vibration. Operating or permitting the operation of any device that creates vibration which is above the vibration perception threshold of an individual at or beyond the property boundary of the source if on private property or at twenty-five (25) feet from the source if on a public space or public right-of-way, is a violation of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "vibration perception threshold" means the minimum ground or structure borne vibrational motion necessary to cause a normal person to be aware of the vibration by such direct means as, but not limited to, sensation by touch or visual observation of moving objects.

K.

Domestic Power Tools. Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, snow blower, or similar device used outdoors in or residential areas between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. so as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, is a violation of this chapter.

L.

Refuse Collection Vehicles. The following acts, and the causing thereof, are violations of this chapter: 1.) Operating or permitting the operation of the compacting mechanism of any motor vehicle which compacts refuse, between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. the following day in or adjacent to a residential area; 2.) Collecting refuse with a refuse collection vehicle between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. the following day in a residential or commercial area. This section does not apply to municipal trash collection.

M.

Heliports. Operating or permitting the operation of a helicopter between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m. so as to be plainly audible from the lot line of the lot on which such activity is located, is a violation of this chapter.

(C.O. 12-192, § 15, 10-15-2012)