§ 86-4. Noise zone around hospitals, surgi-centers.

(a)

Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term "surgi-center" means a medical facility that provides surgical services to patients who do not require overnight hospital care. The term "hospice" means a facility that provides housing, medical and emotional assistance to the terminally ill.

(b)

Established. The streets in front of or surrounding hospitals, sanitariums, surgi-centers and hospices shall have what is known as a noise zone within a distance of 300 feet of the grounds thereof, in all directions. Where signs are erected along the street within a distance of 300 feet of the grounds of the hospital, sanitarium, surgi-center or hospice in all directions, this shall constitute the noise zone, whether these signs are erected by the city or by the authorities in charge of the hospitals, sanitariums, surgi-centers or hospices.

(c)

Quiet to be maintained. It shall be unlawful for any person within a noise zone around a hospital, sanitarium, surgi-center or hospice to cry out the sale of wares therein, to use whistles, radios or other noise-making devices, to drive any vehicle at such rate of speed as shall create a disturbing noise, to drive any motor vehicle with the muffler cutout open or to make or cause to be made any loud noise in any manner whatsoever.

(Code 1977, § 14-7005; Ord. No. 1997-37, § 1, 6-18-97)

Cross reference

Offenses and miscellaneous provisions, ch. 106.