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ORDINANCE NO. 88-16 . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF NUISANCES CAUSED BY NOISE The City Council of the City of Elk River ordains as follows: The Code of Ordinances for the City of Elk River is amended by the addition of a new Section 500.08 providing as follows: /0 500.&& - Public Nuisances Caused by Sound. It is declared to be a public nuisance for any person to make or assist in the making of any nuisance noise or any loud, unnecessary or unusual sound or any sound which annoys, disturbs or affects the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of other in the City. Subd. 1. Nuisances Noises - The following are declared to be nuisance noises: 1. Horns or sirens. The sounding of any siren or any horn, siren, or other signaling device on a motor vehicle except in cases of eminent danger or emergency or blowing of a locomotive whistle or stearn whistle except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of fire or danger. . 2. Radios, phonographs, tape recorders, etc. The use or operation of a radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, tape recorder or other machine or device used for production or reproduction of sound at a volume in excess of that reasonably necessary for the convenient hearing of the person or persons in the room, vehicle, or chamber in which the same is being operated. The operation of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, tape recorder, or other machine or device for the reproducing or producing of sound between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall be prime facie evidence of a violation of this ordinance if sound therefrom is plainly audible: a. In an apartment or hallway of a multifamily building adjacent to the unit where the device is operating. b. At the boundary of the real property on which the device is operated, or . c. At a distance of 50 feet from any motor vehicle in which the device is operating.