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  • 6/12/2016 San Jose, CA Code of Ordinances

    Jun 12, 2016

    ·San Jose, CA
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    This San Jose City Code chapter establishes ordinances prohibiting disturbances of the peace, specifically addressing noise violations. The code broadly prohibits any noise that disturbs the peace or is unreasonably loud in a neighborhood, with specific examples including vehicle horns and exhaust systems, engine revving, loud vending calls, and excessive music or vocalization. Additionally, the code requires a permit from the police chief to operate loudspeakers or sound amplifiers that project sound outside buildings or outdoors, with the chief required to make a decision within five working days of application.

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  • 6/12/2016 Virginia Beach, VA Code of Ordinances

    Jun 12, 2016

    ·Virginia Beach, VA
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    Virginia Beach, VA Code of Ordinances Article II establishes noise regulations based on City Council's finding that excessive sound poses a serious hazard to public health, welfare, and quality of life (Ordinance No. 3082, adopted 5-12-09; amended by Ordinance No. 3180, 5-24-11). The ordinance declares a city policy to prevent excessive sound to the extent consistent with First Amendment rights and defines key measurement and operational terms including A-weighted sound levels measured in decibels (dB), background noise levels, emergency work exemptions, and vehicle classifications including gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) and gross combination weight ratings (GCWR). Specific sound sources are defined as instruments, machines, or devices capable of producing, reproducing, or amplifying sound, and motor carrier vehicles engaged in interstate commerce are referenced under Federal Noise Control Act regulations.

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  • 1 Cleveland, Ohio Noise Ordinance 605.10 Unnecessary Noise

    Cleveland, OH
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    Cleveland's Noise Ordinance 605.10 prohibits unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise that is detrimental to health or disturbs the quiet and repose of neighboring inhabitants. Prohibited activities include sounding vehicle horns except as warning signals, keeping animals or birds that cause frequent or prolonged noise audible outside property lines, operating defective or improperly loaded vehicles, blowing steam whistles except to signal work start/stop or warn of danger, and discharging engine exhaust into open air. Construction, demolition, and mechanical equipment operation are prohibited between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 500 feet of residences and 150 feet of hospitals, schools, courthouses, and churches during their operating or service hours; these areas are designated as "zones of quiet." Compressed air devices are exempted from muffling requirements only when operated as jackhammers on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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  • Eugene, Oregon.pdf

    Eugene, OR
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    Eugene's Environmental Noise Disturbance ordinance (Eugene Code 6.750) establishes specific prohibitions on noise-creating activities, including restrictions on vehicle exhausts without mufflers, engine idling exceeding 15 minutes during nighttime hours (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.), and loading/unloading operations during those same hours. The code also regulates construction activities (prohibited 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.), equipment operation such as pile drivers and leaf blowers (prohibited 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., with leaf blowers limited to 70 dBA at 50 feet), and mechanical devices like air conditioning units installed after the ordinance's effective date, which must not exceed 60 dBA at residential property lines. Vehicle spectator sports are exempted when properly licensed and conducted between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., and single-family residences have limited exemptions for brief leaf blower use.

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  • Clerk and Recorder's Office | Mesa County

    Mesa, AZ
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    The Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's Office administers Motor Vehicle, Recording, Elections, Liquor and Marijuana licensing functions, and serves as Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. On March 31, 2025, the office introduced the Ballot Verifier tool to enhance election transparency by enabling voters to access past election results and view cast ballots. On November 6, 2024, Mesa County Elections identified and prevented fraudulent mail-in ballot attempts through signature verification, leading to two arrests after reporting to the 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office. The office is located at 200 S. Spruce Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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  • Presentation Slide Deck (.pdf)

    Houston, TX
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    This presentation from the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department outlines enforcement activity and regulatory updates to Chapter 46, Article III governing pedicabs as of April 24, 2026. In 2026 enforcement activity, 788 pedicabs were inspected, resulting in 117 citations issued to operators, 10 pedicabs towed, and 3 operator arrests. Key Chapter 46 updates include new definitions for "Electric Assist" and updated "Pedicab" language to specify human-powered vehicles, new permit requirements for operators to maintain a bona fide fixed place of business, restrictions on LED lighting to non-flashing amber only, and a requirement for drivers to wear reflective vests. A new Section 46-177 prohibits operation of electric assist pedicabs that exceed 15 miles per hour assisted top speed, can operate on electric assist alone without human input, or lack a non-combustible protective container for the battery. Public comment runs from April 24 to May 1, 2026, with City Council agenda scheduled for May 20, 2026, and new ordinance provisions effective June 11, 2026.

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  • PA Micromobility Fact Sheet [PDF - 1 page]

    Bristol, PA
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    This May 2021 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation fact sheet outlines regulatory requirements for six categories of micromobility devices under PA Vehicle Code. Electric scooters require a minimum age of 16, mandatory registration, insurance, and helmet use, with a maximum speed of 25 mph and prohibition on sidewalk and bike lane riding. Motor scooters require age 16 or Class M/C licensing, registration, insurance, helmet use, and 5 brake horsepower maximum, also prohibited on sidewalks and bike lanes. Segways require age 16, registration, insurance, helmet use, and optional sidewalk riding unless municipally prohibited. E-bikes require age 16, helmet use for riders under 21, maximum 750-watt motor and 25 mph design speed, permitted on sidewalks outside business districts and on bike lanes. Motorized pedalcycles require age 12 helmet use, maximum 20 mph motor-only speed, and permitted on sidewalks outside business districts. Traditional bicycles require only lighting at sunset-to-sunrise and have no age restriction. Electric scooters, skateboards, and unicycles cannot legally operate on public roadways in Pennsylvania.

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  • List of Equipment

    Scranton, PA
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    This document is an inventory of equipment owned and operated by the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Parks and Recreation across multiple divisions. The list includes heavy equipment such as forklifts, vehicle lifts, and air compressors primarily assigned to DPW; specialized tools for the Tree Crew including six Stihl chainsaws of various models and Echo polesaws stored in TR-59; and seasonal equipment for Parks and Recreation including two Fisher Pickup Truck Saltbox spreaders, four snowblowers, and six Echo weed trimmers (three new and three old). Two pieces of equipment are noted as inoperable: the Kent Select Scrub 17 floor scrubber and the Tennant 570 floor scrubber, both assigned to DPW. Additional equipment for the Basin Crew and Floods Department is stored at Ross Avenue, including three Goodwin flood pumps and 16 sections of 25-foot flood hose.

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  • Page 1 Chapter 40 - NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE ARTICLE I. - GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Syracuse, NY
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    This document presents the opening sections of Syracuse's Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 40), establishing the city's policy to prevent excessive and unnecessary noise in order to protect public health, safety, and welfare. The ordinance designates the Syracuse Police Department chief as the administrator responsible for enforcement and provides detailed definitions of key terms including emergency vehicles, construction activities, commercial operations, and various noise-related devices. The provisions are intended to be broadly interpreted to effectuate noise control purposes while preserving the police department's authority to conduct necessary activities.

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