The Apalachicola
Board of City Commissioners at their regular scheduled meeting held May 5,
unanimously passed a revamped, stricter ordinance that prohibits sound systems
and other noise-producing devices from being audibly heard throughout the city.
The ordinance immediately
went into effect after passage at the meeting and forbids the use or operation
of any radio receiving set, “boom box,” musical instrument, television,
phonograph, tape or compact disc player, loudspeaker or any other device for
the production or reproduction of sound in such a manner as to cause a noise
disturbance.
People who violate
the ordinance shall be prosecuted in court on misdemeanor charges and if
convicted the first offense shall be punishable by a fine of $50, for the
second offense a fine of $150 will be imposed; and for the third offense and
thereafter, a fine of $250 or a 60-day stay in the county jail will be assessed.
A special permit can
be obtained by completing and filing an application with the City Administrator
for activities and events that will exceed the maximum permissible noise levels
permitted by the ordinance.
For further guidance the entire text of
the ordinance can be accessed by clicking HERE:
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