NOISE
The purpose of this FAQ is to inform and educate the
general public on the ordinance pertaining to noise
within the Township of Swatara.
Unnecessary noise prohibited.
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 Township of
Swatara, 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 Township or any member thereof.
Phonographs, radios, and other
sound-producing devices.
No person, persons,
firm, or corporation shall play, use, or operate or
knowingly permit to be played, used, or operated any
radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph,
sound amplifier, loudspeaker, or other machine, or
device for the reproduction of sound upon property (real
or personal) or premises owned, occupied, or used by
him, them, or it, which is not measured and regulated by
decibels, so that the sound coming from such machine can
be audibly heard at a distance greater than 100 feet
from the property or premises wherein such machine or
device is located. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prohibit the playing of a band or orchestra
in any concert hall, auditorium, or public park, nor the
utilization of such sound-producing devices by
charitable or nonprofit groups for the general purpose
of public announcements or public events.
Violations and
penalties.
Any person, persons,
firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than $50
nor more than $600, and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 30 days, which fines and penalties may be
collected by suit brought in the name of the Township
before any District Justice in the like manner as debts
of like amount may be sued for by existing laws. Every
day that a violation of this chapter continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
Each violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a
separate and distinct offense.
For the complete text
of this and other Swatara Township Ordinances,
click here.
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