[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Borough of Bellevue 7-3-1984 by Ord. No.
84-16. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to make or cause or suffer or
permit to be made or caused upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled
by him or it or upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare in the
Borough of Bellevue, any unnecessary noises or sounds by means of
the human voice or by any other means or methods which are physically
annoying to the comfort of any person, or which are so harsh or so
prolonged or unnatural or unusual in their use, time and place as
to occasion physical discomfort, or which are injurious to the lives,
health, peace and comfort of the inhabitants of said Borough of Bellevue.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or
their agents or employees engaged in the collection of garbage, rubbish
or refuse in the Borough of Bellevue to make any such collections
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., current time, or on
any Sunday or legal holiday.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or
their agents or employees, to engage in the moving from one residence
or location to another residence or location of furniture, household
goods, appliances and other personal effects between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This prohibition includes but is not limited
to the loading and unloading of any vehicle or the opening or sealing
of boxes, crates or containers whereby loud and excessive noise is
created.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or
their agents or employees, to engage in the moving from one commercial
building, storehouse or location to another commercial building or
location of commercial goods, packages, crates, boxes or containers
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This prohibition includes
but is not limited to the loading and unloading of any vehicle and
the opening or sealing of boxes, crates or containers whereby loud
and excessive noise is created.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or
their agents or employees, owning and occupying any building, premises
or other place in the Borough of Bellevue, to operate or permit to
be operated any type of machinery, appliance, equipment or hand tool
which emits noise beyond the premises upon which said machinery, appliance,
equipment or hand tool is being operated or used between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., current time. This prohibition applies
to construction, repair, alteration and demolition of buildings, and
to paving of streets and excavations.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
operate or use any power lawn mower or chain saw between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., current time.
The normal or emergency working activities of township, county,
state or federal governmental agencies and emergency activities of
any utilities and any volunteer fire company operation within the
Borough of Bellevue are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
