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A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to cause or make, or for any person in possession of property knowingly to allow or permit to originate from the property, a public disturbance noise which unreasonably disturbs another. The following sounds are determined to be public disturbance noises:

1. The frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle, motorcycle, heavy construction equipment, watercraft, or off-highway vehicle, except as a warning of danger or as specifically permitted or required by law;

2. The creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, heavy construction equipment, off-highway vehicle, watercraft, or internal combustion engine within a residential district, so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners or possessors of real property;

3. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing on or near the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time and place so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners or possessors of real property;

4. Sound from any motor vehicle or watercraft audio sound system, such as tape players, radios and compact disc players, operated at volumes so as to be audible greater than 50 feet from the vehicle or watercraft itself or which unreasonably interferes with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners or possessors of real property;

5. Sound from portable audio equipment, such as tape players, radios and compact disc players, operated at a volume so as to be audible greater than 50 feet from the source, or which unreasonably interferes with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners or possessors of real property;

6. The creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous sounds which emanate from any building, structure, apartment, condominium, or property which unreasonably interferes with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners or possessors of real property, such as sounds from musical instruments, audio sound systems, band sessions or social gatherings;

7. Sounds including but not limited to frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds from any domestic bird, animal, fowl or other creature which howls, yelps, whines, barks or makes other noises so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of others, including owners and possessors of real property.

B. Violation of any provision of this section constitutes a Class 2 civil infraction. [Ord. 538 § 1 (§ 10.07.010), 2014.]