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 Shenandoah
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 26. ENVIRONMENT
 Article II. NOISE
 Division 2. SOUND TRUCKS

  § 26-65. Conditions of use.  

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  • Any sound truck for which a license or permit has been granted for the operation of its sound amplifying equipment shall be subject to the following:

    (1)

    Permitted sounds. The only sounds permitted shall be music or human voice.

    (2)

    Minimum speed of vehicle. Sound amplifying equipment shall not be operated unless the sound truck upon which such equipment is mounted is operated at a speed of at least ten miles per hour, except when such truck is stopped or impeded by traffic. Where stopped by traffic, the sound amplifying equipment shall not be operated for longer than one minute at each such stop.

    (3)

    Operation near hospitals, schools, churches, etc. Sound shall not be issued within 300 feet of hospitals, schools, churches and public buildings.

    (4)

    Indecent, profane, lewd or slanderous sounds. The human speech and music amplified shall not be profane, lewd, indecent or slanderous.

    (5)

    Sound control. The volume of sound shall be controlled so that it will not be audible for a distance in excess of 100 feet from the sound truck and so that such volume is not unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing or a nuisance to persons within the area of audibility.

    (6)

    Maximum wattage. No sound amplifying equipment shall be operated with an excess of 15 watts of power in the last stage of amplification.

    (7)

    Other regulations. The town council may require such other regulations as a condition to the issuance of such license or permit.

    (8)

    Days and hours of operation. Operations under a license shall be permitted for only five hours each day, except on Sundays and legal holidays when no operations shall be authorized. The permitted five hours of operation each day shall be between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., provided that a license granted to a candidate for public office or to a political organization may be operated on an election day during the hours in which the polls are open. Operations under a permit shall be for such days and hours as specified by the town council and included in the permit.

    (Code 1992, § 13-30)

(Code 1992, § 13-30)