9.12.050 Definitions.

As used in this article:
“Noise-sensitive unit” means any building or portion thereof, vehicle, boat or other structure adapted or used for the overnight accommodation of person.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, association, partnership or any other legally recognized public or private entity.
“Plainly audible sound” means:
1. Any amplification or reproduction of the human voice sufficiently loud to be understood by a person with normal hearing;
2. Any musical sound sufficiently loud to permit the melody or rhythm to be recognized by a person with normal hearing; or
3. Any other sound sufficiently loud to materially affect the ability of a person with normal hearing to understand a verbal communication made in a normal conversational voice from a distance of ten (10) feet or less.
“Sound-producing device” means any:
1. Loudspeaker or public address system;
2. Radio, tape recorder or tape player, phonograph, television set or stereo system;
3. Musical instrument, amplified or unamplified;
4. Siren or bell;
5. Vehicle engine or exhaust, when the vehicle is not on the public right-of-way;
6. Vehicle tire;
7. Domestic tool, including electric drills, chain saws, lawn mowers, electric saws, hammers, and similar tools;
8. Heat pump, air conditioning unit or refrigeration unit;
9. Animals;
10. Tools and equipment commonly used in construction including hammers, saws, pile drivers, earth-moving equipment, compressors and similar equipment, but only between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. (Prior code § 5.405)