1. Animals and Birds. The keeping of any bird or animal that disturbs the comfort and repose of any person in the vicinity by causing frequent or long continued noise;

2. Dog Barking. The keeping of a dog that barks for more than 10 minutes during any one-hour period when such barking is audible off the premises of the dog’s owner or keeper;

3. Animal Bells. The attaching of a bell to any animal or allowing a bell to remain on any animal that is disturbing to any person in the immediate vicinity;

4. Vehicle Noises. The use of any vehicle or engine, either stationary or moving, in a manner that causes or creates any loud or unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or other noise, including the discharge in the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, internal combustion engine, motor boat or motor vehicle except through a muffler or other device which will effectively prevent loud or explosive noises and the emission of annoying smoke;

5. Horns and Signaling Devices. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any vehicle on any street, public or private place, except as a necessary warning of danger;

6. Nonemergency Signaling Devices. The sounding of any amplified signal from any bell, chime, siren, whistle or similar device, intended primarily for nonemergency purposes, from any place for more than 10 consecutive seconds in any hourly period, except that the reasonable sounding of such devices by houses of religious worship, ice cream trucks, seasonal contribution solicitors or by the city for traffic control purposes are exempt;

7. Construction Noise. The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair, of any building in residential districts, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except upon special permit granted by the city manager or designee;

8. Noise Sensitive Areas: Adjacency to Schools, Churches and Hospitals. The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church or court of justice while the same are in use, or adjacent to any hospital or institution for the care of the sick or infirm which unreasonably interferes with the operation of such institution, or which disturbs or unduly annoys patients;

9. Loudspeakers, Amplifiers, Public Address Systems and Similar Devices. The use or operation of any automatic or electric piano, phonograph, radio, television, loudspeaker or any instrument for sound producing or any sound-amplifying device so loudly as to disturb persons in the vicinity thereof or in such a manner as renders the use thereof a nuisance; provided, however, that upon application to the city manager, permits may be granted to responsible persons or organizations to broadcast programs of music, news, speeches or general entertainment;

10. Blowers and Similar Devices. The operation of any noise-creating blower, power fan, power tools, or any internal combustion engine in a manner the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids:

11. Commercial Establishments Adjacent to Residential Property. Unreasonably loud and raucous noise from the premises of any commercial establishment, including any outdoor area which is part of or under the control of the establishment, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., that is plainly audible to persons on any nearby residential property.

1. Activities occurring within the scope of any permit issued by the city under the provisions of the McMinnville Municipal Code;

2. Emergency response activities;

3. Vehicles performing repairs or upgrades in the right-of-way, including but not limited to street sweeping, sewer cleaning, construction and maintenance activities occurring between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.