(3)Engine mufflers. It shall be unlawful to operate any internal combustion engine, including such an
<br />engine associated with a motor boat, or motor vehicle without a muffler or other device which
<br />will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises therefrom.
<br />(4)Animal noises. It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any animal (including birds) without
<br />providing and maintaining adequate sound -control techniques to eliminate any excessive,
<br />offensive, and unnecessary noise. This provision shall not apply to property within an agricultural
<br />zoning district.
<br />(5) Vehicle repair in residential areas. It shall be unlawful to repair, rebuild, or test any motor vehicle
<br />between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on property within or abutting any residential
<br />zoning district in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet, and comfort of the residents of the
<br />area.
<br />(6)Activities in the vicinity of schools, courts, churches, and hospitals. It shall be unlawful to create
<br />any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, court, church, or hospital which
<br />unreasonably interferes with the workings of such institution, or which disturbs or unduly annoys
<br />patients in a hospital.
<br />(7)Loading or unloading of vehicles, opening bales, and boxes. It shall be unlawful to make, create, or
<br />maintain any loud or excessive noise within the county that would result in a disturbance to
<br />neighboring properties in connection with the loading or unloading of any vehicle or the opening
<br />or destruction of bales, boxes, crates, or containers.
<br />(8)Peddlers, hawkers, or vendors. It shall be unlawful for peddlers, hawkers, or vendors to shout or
<br />cry along or on a roadway to the disturbance of the peace or quiet of a neighborhood.
<br />(9)Drums, cymbals, and loudspeakers. It shall be unlawful to create, make, or maintain any noise by
<br />the use of any drum, cymbals, loudspeaker, or other similar instruments in the county for the
<br />purpose of attracting attention to any performance, show, sale, or display of merchandise, or
<br />place of business. This provision shall not apply to ice-cream trucks or approval public events.
<br />(IO)Bells or sirens on vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to use in conjunction with any
<br />unauthorized vehicle any bell or siren similar to that used on ambulances or vehicles of the
<br />sheriff, fire departments, and other public safety agencies.
<br />(II)Skateboard ramps. It shall be unlawful to use any skateboard ramp or similar configuration
<br />between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in a residential zoning district in such a manner that would
<br />result in a disturbance to neighboring properties.,
<br />(12)Air-blow cleaners. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any air -blow cleaning equipment
<br />or similar devices for the cleaning of parking lots, walkways, driveways, or similar areas between
<br />the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that would result in a disturbance to neighboring properties.
<br />(I 3)Places ofpublic entertainment. It shall be unlawful for any public entertainment establishment or
<br />person associated with or working for said establishment to operate, play or permit the operation
<br />or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or
<br />similar device between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in such a manner as to create noise or
<br />vibration that is a disturbance to neighboring premises.
<br />(I4)Sounding of train horns or whistles. It shall be unlawful for any engineer, conductor, fireman or
<br />other person in charge of or in control of any locomotive or railroad train of any railroad
<br />company operating wholly within this state to sound any railroad train horn, whistle or other
<br />audible warning signal between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in advance of or at any rail highway
<br />crossing located within Indian River County, providing that the crossing is equipped with train -
<br />activated automatic traffic -control devices, which shall include, flashing lights, bells and crossing
<br />gates.
<br />(I 5)Landscape maintenance. It shall be unlawful for any person to undertake landscape maintenance
<br />activities in such a manner as to create a noise or vibration disturbance to neighboring premises
<br />between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
<br />(I6)Power generators. It shall be unlawful for any person to manually or automatically exercise or
<br />test a power generator 'in such a manner as to create a noise or vibration disturbance to
<br />neighboring premises between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Marhgr&tic
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