It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon the property owned or occupied by another for the purpose of looking into or peeping into any window, door, skylight, or other opening, of any house or building either occupied or unoccupied by any person.
(Ord. G-20-10)
(a) Unreasonable Noise Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to make or allow to be made within the city limits any excessive, unnecessary, unusual, disturbing, or loud noise, which creates a nuisance or injuries or affects the comfort, health, and safety of others, or interferes with the use or enjoyment of property of any other person, unless the making of such noise is necessary for the protection and preservation of property or the health and safety of individuals in the city.
(b) Noise Nuisances. The following acts, which enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive, are hereby declared to be noise nuisances and a violation of this section:
(1) The playing or permitting of the playing of any radio, television, phonograph, loudspeaker, drum, juke box, auto stereo, musical instrument, sound system, sound amplifier of any kind, or device which produces or amplifies sound, when done in such a manner or with such volume or with continued duration so as to annoy, distress, or disturb the quiet comfort of persons or the peaceful enjoyment of property within the vicinity.
(2) The use of any motor vehicle, of any kind, so out of repair, or in such a manner to create loud or unnecessary noise which may annoy, distress or disturb the quiet comfort and peaceful enjoyment of any persons within the vicinity.
(3) The construction, excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair work of any building or property, by use of any power tools or power equipment used in the construction, excavation, drilling, demolition, alteration, or repair work other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(4) Any loud, excessive, unnecessary, unusual, disturbing, or distressing noises, when produced may be clearly heard from a distance of fifty (50) feet or more. The measurement standard shall be the normal auditory senses, of a reasonable person (words or phrases need not be discernible).
(c) Exceptions. The following activities, so long as they are conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., as a normal function of a permitted use, and the equipment is maintained in proper working order, are excepted from the provisions of this article:
(1) Lawn maintenance.
(2) Repair of personal use vehicle.
(3) Temporary stand-by power generators.
(4) Noise caused by operators of the city utilities, refuse company, and city maintenance employees.
(5) Emergency vehicles or sirens and emergency work by city employees at any time of day.
(d) The law enforcement officers of the city, and contract law enforcement officers shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section.
(Ord. G-20-10)
No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any place open to the public or exposed to the public view, including the street, sidewalks, alleys, plazas, parks, parking lots, private property, and public buildings located within the city. This section shall not apply to urination or defecation utilizing fixtures in any public or private restroom or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.
(Ord. G-20-10)
Any person violating any section of this Article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 and not to exceed $1,000.00 per violation and/or may be sentenced to a maximum term of 30 days in jail.
(Ord. G-20-10)