§ 8.53.030. Prohibited acts.

Unless performed for emergency work for the safety, welfare, and public health of the citizens of Great Falls and to the extent that the noise thereby created is reasonably necessary for the public benefit, it is unlawful to perform any of the following acts within the incorporated City limits:

A.

Sounding any horn or signaling device on any truck, automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on any street or public place of the City except as a warning signal;

B.

Using, operating, or permitting the use of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, television, phonograph, machine, or device for the production or reproduction of sound in such a manner as to disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any reasonable person;

C.

The use or operation of any music producing, or music amplifying, device that can be heard or felt at a distance greater than fifty (50) feet from the exterior of the vehicle from which the device is being operated. Violation of this section shall be punishable by:

1.

A fine of seventy dollars ($70.00) on a first offense;

2.

A fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) on a second offense; and

3.

A fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) on a third or subsequent offense;

D.

Installing, using, or operating a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment, in a fixed or movable position or mounted upon any sound truck, emitting decibel levels in excess of those specified in Chapter, for the purpose of:

1.

Giving instructions or directions;

2.

Talks, addresses, or lectures; or

3.

Transmitting music to any persons or assemblages, of persons in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, place, or public property without first obtaining a permit;

E.

Yelling, shouting, or whistling on the public streets, alleys, or parks at any time as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of any normally sensitive and reasonable person;

F.

Discharging into the open air the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal combustion engine, motorboat, or motor vehicle, except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom;

G.

Operating any truck, trailer, automobile, motorcycle, or vehicle so out of repair or so leaded in such a manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling, or other noises;

H.

Loading, unloading, opening, or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, garbage containers, or other objects in such a manner as to disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any normally sensitive and reasonable person; or

I.

Operating equipment, performing any construction, or repair work between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on buildings, structures, or projects, or operating any pile driver, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other construction-type device in such a manner as to disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of a reasonable person.

(Ord. 3181, 2018)