[Adopted 8-13-1979 by Ord. No. 1238; amended in its entirety 12-8-1997 by Ord. No.
1622 (Ch. 2, Part 2, of the 1997 Code of Ordinances)]
The City Council of the City of Warren, finding that excessive
levels of sound are detrimental to the physical, mental and social
well-being of the people as well as to their comfort, living conditions,
general welfare and safety, and being therefore a public health and
welfare hazard, hereby declares it to be necessary to provide for
the greater control and more effective regulation of excessive sound
and the sources of excessive sound within the City.
It shall be illegal within the City of Warren for any person
or persons to own, possess, harbor or control any animal or bird which
makes any noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 10
minutes or makes such noise intermittently for 1/2 hour or more to
the disturbance of any person any time of the day or night, regardless
of whether the animal or bird is physically situated in or upon private
property, said noise being a nuisance, provided that at the time the
animal or bird is making such noise no person is trespassing or threatening
to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal or bird
is situated nor is there any other legitimate cause which justifiably
provoked the animal or bird.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment
thereof, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
