Fulton Other uses of sound amplifying equipment ordinance (§ 6-65)

Any other uses of sound amplifying equipment on any property within the corporate limits of the city not addressed by other ordinance(s) shall be subject to the following:

(1) Between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, except Sundays and legal holidays when operations shall be authorized only between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., the volume of sound shall be controlled so that it will not be audible for a distance in excess of 300 feet from the location of the sound amplifying equipment, the distance shall be 50 feet during all other hours and at all times the volume shall not be unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring, disturbing or a nuisance to persons within the area of the defined distances.

(2) The human speech and music amplified shall not be profane, lewd, indecent or obscene under state law.

(3) At no time shall the volume of sound from any sound system located in or near a motor vehicle be at a level so as to be audible more than 50 feet from the vehicle while the vehicle is not located upon the property of the vehicle owner. This subsection shall apply to all portable sound systems commonly known as jamboxes, boomboxes and car stereos. It shall include any battery-operated sound system even if it is not designed to be permanently mounted or attached to a motor vehicle.