[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Mansfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-24-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-08; amended in its entirety 5-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01]
The purpose of this article shall be to promote the general
health, welfare, and safety of the Township of Mansfield and the inhabitants
thereof by prescribing certain practices and hazards which are, or
may be, nuisances and to permit the appropriate authorities to take
appropriate steps to control the practices herein prescribed.
The following matters, things, conditions or acts, and each
of them are hereby declared to be a nuisance and injurious to the
health, safety, or welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Mansfield:
A.Â
Noise prohibited.
(1)Â
It shall be unlawful for a person to make, continue or cause to be
made or continued any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise or any noise
which does or is likely to annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the
comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.
(2)Â
Without intending to limit the generality of Subsection A(1), the following acts are hereby declared to be examples of loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise in violation of this section:
(a)Â
Radios; televisions; phonographs. The playing, use or operation
of any radio receiving set, television, musical instrument, phonograph
or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound
in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring
inhabitants or with louder volume than is necessary for convenient
hearing for persons who are in the room, vehicle or chamber in which
the machine or device is operated and who are voluntary listeners.
The operation of such a set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device
so that it is clearly audible at a distance of 100 feet from the building,
structure, or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of this section.
(b)Â
Yelling; shouting. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or
singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 11:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place, which annoys or disturbs
the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, dwelling, hotel,
motel or other type of residence or of any persons in the vicinity.
(c)Â
Animals; birds. The keeping of animals or birds which, by causing frequent or long-continued noise, disturbs the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity; but nothing herein contained is intended to apply to a dog pound or kennel licensed in accordance with Chapter 123, Art. VI, of these ordinances.
(d)Â
Horns. The sounding of a horn or warning device on an automobile,
motorcycle, bus or other vehicle except when required by law, or when
necessary to give timely warning of the approach of the vehicle, or
as a warning of impending danger or persons driving other vehicles
or to persons on the street. No person shall sound a horn or warning
device on an automobile, motorcycle, bus or other vehicle which emits
an unreasonably loud or harsh sound, or for an unnecessary or unreasonable
period of time.
B.Â
Any act, matter, thing, or condition which is or may become detrimental
or a menace to the health of the inhabitants of the Township of Mansfield
or which is or may become an annoyance or interfere with the comfort
or general well-being of the inhabitants of the Township of Mansfield.
