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7.30.080 AMPLIFIED SOUND—REGULATIONS.

The commercial and noncommercial use of sound-amplifying equipment shall be subject to the following regulations:

(a) The only sounds permitted shall be either music or human speech, or both.

(b) The operation of sound-amplifying equipment shall only occur between the hours of seven a.m. and eleven p.m. on Monday through Saturday. The operation of sound-amplifying equipment on Sundays and legal holidays shall occur only between the hours of ten a.m. and eight p.m. The operation in parks shall comply with all applicable Recreation Department rules and regulations.

(c) Handheld amplified sound equipment shall not exceed 10 watts.