(a)      Sound Amplification System shall mean any radio, tape player, compact disc player, loudspeaker or other device used for the amplification of sound.

(b)     Plainly Audible shall mean any sound produced by a sound amplification system from within a vehicle which can be clearly heard at a distance of 50 feet or more.  The measurement contained herein shall be by the auditory senses, based upon direct line of sight.  Words and phrases need not be discernable and bass reverberations are included.  For the purpose of this article, the motor vehicle may be stopped, standing, parked or moving on a street, highway, alley, parking lot or driveway.

(Code 2001; Ord. 586, Sec. 1; Ord. 993)

No person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot or driveway shall operate, or permit the operation of any sound amplification system from within the vehicle, so that sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet or more from the vehicle.

(Code 2001; Ord. 586, Sec. 1; Ord. 993)

Except as expressly provided in this article, the Code Enforcement Officer or any law enforcement officer of the city shall enforce this article in accordance with the provisions and procedures described in Sections 8-101 through 8-111.

(Code 2001; Ord. 586, Sec. 1; Ord. 993)