Glenn County Municipal Code § 10.25 Article III Noise Control 10.25.010 Policy Declaration 10.25.020 Noise From Audio…

It is declared to be the policy of the county to prohibit unnecessary, excessive and annoying noises from all sources subject to its police power.

A. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. (11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday) and 7:00 a.m. no person shall do either of the following:

1. Use, operate or permit to be played, any Audio Equipment in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring residential inhabitants with volume louder than is necessary for convenient hearing for the persons who are in the room, vehicle, chamber, residence or building, in which such machine or device is operating or within twenty-five (25) feet of the machine or device if operated outside. The operation of any such machine or device in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a

distance of fifty (50) feet from the residential building, structure or vehicle in which it is located or at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the machine or device if operated outside, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter.

2. Use, operate or permit to be played, any Audio Equipment from any motor vehicle on any county roadway with volume louder than is necessary for convenient hearing for the persons who are in the motor vehicle in which such machine or device is operating. The operation of any such sound machine or device in such a manner as to be plainly audible at any time at a distance of ten (10) feet from the motor vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter.

B. For purposes of this chapter, "Audio Equipment" shall mean any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, stereo, tape player, compact disc player, MP3 player, television, or other machine or device for producing or reproducing sound.

Any person who shall violate or refuse to abide by any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed FiveHundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both said fine and said imprisonment.