§ 13-6-11. Noise Created by or Emanating From a Motor Vehicle.

(a)

A person operating in or in control of a parked or moving motor vehicle shall not operate or permit the operation of an electronically amplified sound system in or on the motor vehicle so as to produce sound that is clearly audible more than fifty (50) feet (fifteen (15) meters) from the motor vehicle except as otherwise authorized.

(b)

A person shall not operate a motor vehicle so as to make any loud, unusual, or unnecessary noise occasioned by any one or more of the following actions by the operator:

(1)

Misuse of power, exceeding tire traction limits in acceleration, sometimes known as "laying down rubber" or "peeling rubber," or excessive acceleration where there is no emergency.

(2)

Misuse of braking power exceeding tire traction limits in deceleration where there is no emergency.

(3)

Rapid acceleration by means of quick upshifting of transmission gears with either a clutch or manual transmission or automatic transmission.

(4)

Rapid deceleration by means of quick downshifting of transmission gears with either a clutch or manual transmission or an automatic transmission.

(5)

Racing of engines by manipulation of the accelerator, gas pedal, carburetor, or gear selection whether the vehicle is either in motion or standing still.

(Ord. No. 2604, § V, 4-11-05)