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<br />Section 2. Chapter 34, Article III, section 34-92, "Maximum
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<br />permissible sound levels II, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
<br />La Porte is hereby amended by modifying the first paragraph which
<br />shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
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<br />"No person shall conduct, permit, or allow any activity or
<br />sound source to produce a sound that is discernible beyond the
<br />property lines of the property on which the sound is being
<br />produced, and when measured as provided in section 34-96 of
<br />this chapter, exceeds the applicable Db(a) level listed below
<br />for the property on which the sound is received."
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<br />Section 3. Chapter 34, Article III, Section 34-93, "General
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<br />prohibition", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is
<br />hereby amended and shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
<br />"Sec. 34-93. General prohibition.
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<br />(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, assist in
<br />making, continue, cause to be made or continued or permit the
<br />continuance of any sound, noise, or vibration, which either
<br />exceeds the maximum permitted levels specified in section 34-
<br />92, of this article, or for the purposes of subsection (b),
<br />otherwise unreasonably disturbs, injures or endangers the
<br />comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the
<br />limits of the city.
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<br />(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue,
<br />or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary, or
<br />unusual sound, noise, or vibration that annoys, disturbs,
<br />injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or
<br />safety of others. In determining whether a sound, noise, or
<br />vibration is loud, unnecessary, or unusual, the following
<br />factors shall be considered: time of day; proximity to
<br />residential structures; whether the noise is recurrent,
<br />intermittent, or constant; the volume and intensity; whether
<br />the sound, noise, or vibration has been enhanced in volume or
<br />range by any type of electronic or mechanical means; and
<br />whether the sound, noise, or vibration is subject to being
<br />controlled without unreasonable effort or expense to the
<br />creator thereof.
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<br />(c) The acts enumerated in the following sections of this
<br />chapter, among others, are declared to be sound nuisances
<br />which are unreasonably loud, irritating, disturbing, or
<br />excessive sounds in violation of this chapter, but such
<br />enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive."
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