A. It shall be unlawful to operate or use the listed items or equipment anywhere within the city limits of Palmer between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a city of Palmer permit: generators, portable and stationary; chain saws; power saws; road graders; bulldozers; front-end loaders; power digging equipment; all-terrain vehicles; off-road vehicles; power nailers; and lawn mowers. In addition, it shall be unlawful to operate or use without a city of Palmer permit any device designed for sound production or reproduction, including, but not limited to, any radio, television set, musical instrument, phonograph, disc player, tape deck, or loudspeaker, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. so as to be plainly audible within any dwelling unit which is not the source of the sound; or to operate any such device on public property or on a public right-of-way so as to be plainly audible 50 feet or more from such device.

B. Permit applications shall be submitted to the chief of police on forms prescribed by him or her a minimum of 72 hours prior to the effective time of the permit. Permit fees shall be established by the city council in the current, adopted budget. Each permit shall be valid for eight hours maximum unless a longer period is authorized by the city manager for a public construction project after reviewing the impact to the public.

C. Subsection (A) of this section shall not prohibit operation or use of emergency equipment or heavy equipment during the removal of snow or during a public emergency, or equipment used during emergency power outages of the local electric utility, or live music played on premises licensed by the State Alcohol Beverage Control Board.

D. For purposes of this section, a “plainly audible” sound means any sound for which the information content of that sound is unambiguously communicated to the listener, such as, but not limited to, understandable spoken speech, comprehension of whether a voice is raised or normal, or comprehensible musical rhythms.

E. It is unlawful to operate or use the above listed items or equipment in emergency situations or with a permit where said equipment is operated or used in a manner or configuration which creates unreasonably loud noise. (Ord. 17-013 § 3, 2017; Ord. 07-029 § 23, 2007; Ord. 362 § 4, 1987)