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Ordinance No. 2002-171 public right of way or public space. (j) LoudWeakers/Pablic Address Svstems. (1) Using or operating for any noncommercial purpose any loudspeaker, public address system or similar device between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day, such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. Mobiie sound vehicles a,mplifying noncommercial spoken language between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day sha11 be exempt from this section with a pernut from the Safety Director. (2) Using or operating fvr any commercial purpose any loudspeaker, public address system or similar device such that the sound therefrom between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day creates a noise disturbance on a public right of way ar public space. (k) Domestic Power Tools. Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, lawnmower or other similar device used outdoors, other than powered snow removal equipment in residential areas between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the fvllowing day on weekdays and before 10:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Sundays so as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. (1) Operating or pernutting the operation of powered model vehicles so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary or in a public space between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day. (2) During the permitted period of operation, maximum sound levels in a residential area shall not exceed sixty dBA measured at a distance of fifty feet from any point on the path of the vehicle. (Ord. 99-11. Passed 2-16-99.)" s6all be ainended, and, as amended, shall read in its entirety as follows: 555.03 SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS. The following acts, and the causing or permitting thereof, are declared to be in violation of this chapter: (a) Animals and Birds. Owning, possessing or harboring any animal or bird which frequently or for continued duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks, or makes other sounds which creaxe a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. (b) Places of Public Entertainment. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in any place of public entertainment at a sound level greater than ninety-five dBA as read by the slow response on a sound level meter at any point that is normally occupied by a customer, unless a conspicuous and legible sign is located outside such place, near each public entrance, stating "WARNING: SOLTND LEVELS WITHIN MAY CAUSE PER:MANENT HEARING IlVLPAIRMENT". (c) Veiucle or Motorboat Repairs and Testin?. Repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing any motor vehicle, motorcycle, ar motorboat in such a manner as to cause a 4