Wasco Municipal Code Ch. 8.32 Noise Control

Sections: 8.32.010 Unlawful acts. 8.32.020 Evidence of violation. 8.32.030 Violation--Penalty.

It is unlawful for any person within the city to use or operate or cause to be operated or to play any radio, phonograph, jukebox, record player, loudspeaker, musical instrument, mechanical device, machine, apparatus, or instrument for intensification or amplification of the human voice or any sound or noise in a manner so loud as to be calculated to disturb the peace and good order of the neighborhood or sleep of ordinary persons in nearby residences, or so loud as to unreasonably disturb and interfere with the peace and comfort of the occupants of nearby residences. (Ord. 256 §1, 1978).

The operation of any such instrument, phonograph, jukebox, machine or device in such manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of one hundred feet from the building, structure, vehicle, or place in which, or on which it is situated or located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. (Ord. 256 §2, 1978).

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 256 §3, 1978).