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A. No person shall make, continue, or cause to be made or continued:

1. Any unreasonably loud or raucous noise within the jurisdictional limits of the City; or

2. Any noise which unreasonably disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of reasonable individuals of ordinary sensitivity, within the jurisdictional limits of the City; or

3. Within the jurisdictional limits of the City, any noise which is so harsh, prolonged, unnatural, or unusual in time or place as to occasion unreasonable discomfort to any individuals within the residential area from which said noises are heard, or as to unreasonably interfere with the peace and comfort of residents or their guests, or operators or customers in places of business.

B. Factors for determining whether a sound is unreasonably loud or raucous noise include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. The proximity of the sound to a sleeping facility;

2. The land use, nature, and zoning of the area from which the sound emanates and the area where it is heard;

3. The time of day or night the sound occurs;

4. The duration of the sound;

5. Whether the sound is recurrent, intermittent, or constant;

6. Whether the sound is created by a sound-amplification device; or

7. If the sound occurs in a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., whether the sound exceeds 50 dBA at a point within the property line of the noise-sensitive area nearest the noise source. [BC 5.15.025, added by Ordinance No. 4679, 3/1/16]