(a) General Prohibition. No person shall make or cause to be made any distinctly and loudly audible noise that unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety or welfare of any persons or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property value. This general prohibition is not limited by the specific restrictions of the following subdivisions.
(b) Noisy Assembly. A noisy assembly under this section means any gathering of more than one (1) person in a residentially zoned area or within, at or upon, the grounds of a private residence which unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety or welfare of any persons or precludes their enjoyment of property or affects their property value. Any such gathering between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at the property line of a structure or building in which it is located or in the hallway or apartment adjacent shall be prima facie evidence that the noise is excessive. No person shall knowingly remain at a noisy assembly. No person shall permit
property under his/her control to be used for noisy assembly.
(c) Amplified Sound. No person shall use, operate or permit the use or operation of any radio
receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, tape recorder, paging system, compact disc player, or other device for the production or reproduction of sound in a distinctly and loudly audible manner as unreasonably disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of any person nearby. Operation of any such radio, instrument, phonograph, compact disc player or other device in such a manner as to be plainly audible at the property line of a structure or building in which it is located, in the hallway or apartment adjacent, or at a distance of fifty (50) feet if the source is located outside a structure or building, shall be a violation of this section.
