Patterson Municipal Code Art. IV Exemptions

A. This chapter shall not apply to the following:

1. Sirens or other similar emergency warning devices located upon any emergency vehicle as defined by the Vehicle Code, or upon the premises of any public safety agency;

2. Any bell, siren or similar device on any vehicle, which is required by law, and which is automatically activated by placing the vehicle transmission in reverse, or by any backing movement;

3. Any sound equipment operating under a city license or permit, or being utilized for any activity subject to First Amendment protection;

4. Emergency work as defined in this chapter;

5. Events in public parks or other public places, sponsored by the city or Patterson School District;

6. Noise necessarily generated in conjunction with health or sanitation services, including but not limited to refuse collection.

B. This chapter shall go into effect and be in full force and operation thirty days after its final passage and adoption, and shall be published by one insertion in The Patterson Irrigator, a newspaper printed and published in the city, within fifteen days after its final passage.

(Ord. 437 § 12, 1989)