§ 10.5-55. Specific prohibitions.

The following specified acts and circumstances are hereby declared to constitute a prohibited noise disturbance in violation of this division; provided however, such enumeration is not and shall not be deemed to be exclusive; provided further that all other acts and circumstances meeting the definition of noise disturbance are likewise declared to be in violation of this division.

(a)

Radios, televisions, musical instruments and similar devices, and amplified human voice. Playing or permitting the playing of any radio, television, audio system, musical instrument or similar device, or amplifying the human voice, sound or music, to such a volume as to be unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, unseemly or disturbing to people within the area of audibility.

(b)

Barking dogs. Allowing a dog to bark, howl, or whine continuously between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. until such noise rises to the level of a noise disturbance under section 10.5-52 of this division. Any person or entity warned or cited for a violation under this specific subsection shall be subject to the conditions, procedures, penalties, and exemptions found in the Polk County Animal Control and Animal Services Ordinance and its amendments. The sheriff's office may defer enforcement against the owner of the animal to animal control in accordance with the Polk County Animal Control and Animal Services Ordinance, and its amendments, if the law enforcement officer is unable to personally observe the noise disturbance being created by the dog.

(c)

Motorized vehicles. Except for such projects and uses that have received a Level 3 or Level 4 conditional use approval from the county under the Land Development Code, it is a violation of this division to drive a motorized vehicle in a manner that causes the tires to screech or squeal repeatedly on public or private property such that it causes a noise disturbance; repeatedly accelerate and decelerate a motorized vehicle on public or private property such that it causes a noise disturbance; or repeatedly shift the gears of the motorized vehicle up and down on private or public property, such that it creates a noise disturbance.

(Ord. No. 14-030, § 3, 7-8-14; Ord. No. 18-024, § 2, 5-1-18)