Ordinance 2442-00 - Laserfiche WebLink

A. A person under the age of eighteen who possesses or obtains, or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco products in a city park commits a civil infraction and is subject to a fine of fifty dollars, not including any statutory assessments, or participation in up to four hours of community service, or both. The court may also require participation in a smoking cessation program. B. Any person requested to identify himself or herself to a park ranger pursuant to an investigation of a violation of this section has a duty to identify himself or herself and give his or her current address. Refusal to give information to a park ranger is a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in jail not to exceed ninety days, or by both such imprisonment and fine. Section 3: Ordinance No. 3471, as amended, (Chapter 9.06 EMC) is hereby amended by the addition of the following new section: Noise. A. No person shall, without prior written approval of the Parks Director or authorized Parks Department employee, cause or allow to be emitted noise in a park which: 1. Exceeds the maximum permissible noise levels set forth in Sections 20.08.040 and 20.08.050 of the Everett Municipal Code; or 2. Is a motor vehicle noise specifically prohibited by Section 2.08.080.B of the Everett Municipal Code; or 3. Is a disturbance noise or a nuisance noise. B. The following sources of sound shall be disturbance noises and are also subject to regulation under the provisions of Sections 20.08.030 through 20.08.050 of the Everett Municipal Code: 1. Frequent, repetitive or continuous noise made by any animal which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with the peace, comfort and repose of park users or nearby residents; 2. The frequent, repetitive or continuous sounding of any horn or siren attached to a motor vehicle, except as a warning of danger or as specifically permitted or required by law; 3. The creation of frequent, repetitive or continuous noise in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle or internal combustion engine so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort or repose of park users or nearby residents; 4. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of park users or nearby residents; 5. The use of a sound amplifier or other device capable of producing or reproducing amplified sound, except with prior permission of the Parks Director or his designee; 6. Sound from motor vehicle audio sound systems, such as tape players, radios and compact disc players, operated at a volume so as to be audible greater than fifty feet from the source; and 2