§ 14-65. Enforcement; penalty for violation of division.

Any public safety officer of the town who determines there is probable cause to believe any person has violated any portion of this division shall issue an oral or written order to cease or abate the noise immediately within a reasonable time period. If the person who has received an oral order to cease and abate the noise in question fails to do so within a reasonable time period, at least within 30 minutes, or if a second violation occurs within the following 30 days, an oral or written order to cease or abate need not be issued, and a public safety officer may issue a citation to the party in question for violation of any portion of this division. Violation of this division shall be subject to the general provisions penalty of section 1-7.

(1)

When it is reasonable and practical to do so, a person believed to be violating any portion of this article may be given an oral order to cease or abate the noise immediately, or as soon as is reasonable or practical, prior to being charged with a violation.

(2)

If the order to cease or abate the noise is not complied with, the person or persons responsible for the violation may be charged with a violation of this article.

(3)

A person or group of persons will not be deemed to have violated this article unless the noise being created, caused, or allowed to continue by said person(s) is reported on at least two occasions, at least 20 minutes apart, by different complainants at two different locations, or unless the noise is of such a nature that a reasonable person should have known that the noise was a nuisance.

(Ord. of 11-13-2001, § V; Amend. of 4-18-2017(1))