Ordinances-2006-282

b. Sound equipment does not include: (1) Equipment used for political advertisements. (2) Equipment used for public health and safety purposes. (3) Church or clock carillons, bells or chimes. (4) Parades, processions or other public events for which a parade or other permit has been issued, provided the conditions of the permit are complied with (5) Automobile radios, tape decks or players or other standard automobile equipment being used by the occupants, provided the sound emitted is not plainly audible for more than fifty feet (50') from the vehicle. (6) Recorded music used in a nonresidential zone in conjunction with a civil or religious celebration. (7) Un-amplified live music provided, sponsored or funded, in whole or in part, by a governmental entity. (8) Mobile radio or telephone signaling devices. (9) Car or truck horns or similar devices when used to denote danger or a warning or possible danger. 2. Obtaining Permission from City Council: In order to obtain written permission required herein, a request must be made, in writing, to the city clerk and any information as the city may require. If the request contains the required information and the proposed use complies with the requirements of this ordinance, the city clerk will place the request on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled council meeting. 3. Types of Permits; Standards: a. Type A Permit: A type A permit may be issued for sound equipment emitting music or human speech registering not more than sixty (60) dB(A)s when the sound level is measured at the real property boundary of the private residence nearest the sound equipment and measuring not more than one hundred (100) dB(A)s at a distance of fifty feet (50') from the sound equipment. Sound equipment permitted under a type A permit may be used only in areas of the city zoned for nonresidential and only between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.