§ 15-185. Exemptions.

The provisions of section 15-184 shall not apply to the following sounds:

(1)

Lawn maintenance activities, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.;

(2)

Railway locomotives or cars activity conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations;

(3)

Church or clock carillons, bells or chimes from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.;

(4)

Aircraft and airport activity conducted in accordance with federal laws and regulations;

(5)

Law enforcement activities, including training;

(6)

Emergency signals during emergencies;

(7)

Emergency signal testing between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.;

(8)

Emergency work or emergency service;

(9)

Generators used during or as a result of an emergency;

(10)

Motor vehicles operating on a public right-of-way subject to F.S. § 316.293 and applicable federal criteria;

(11)

Refuse collection vehicles, including street sweepers, while in the process of performing their intended activities;

(12)

Construction or demolition activities, other than the placement of concrete as described in subsection (13) below, for which the county has issued a development permit, provided such activity occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;

(13)

Placement of concrete associated with nonresidential development activities, for which the county has issued a development permit, when conducted between 3:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. If placement of concrete is planned to occur prior to 7:00 a.m., notice shall be provided to surrounding residential areas or noise sensitive zones with a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours notice prior to commencement of this activity. A copy of the notice and distribution list shall be provided to the environmental protection officer at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to commencement of this activity;

(14)

Construction activities related to city, county, state or federal roads, highways or freeways;

(15)

Scheduled organized activities at a publicly-owned or operated facility;

(16)

The supervised public display of fireworks by fair associations, amusement parks, and other organizations or groups of individuals or other lawful use of fireworks;

(17)

Unamplified human voices;

(18)

Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event, at a facility being used for such purposes as of October 15, 1995; and

(19)

Outdoor events for which the organizer has been issued a special outdoor event permit by Orange County, provided it is conducted in accordance with such permit.

(Code 1965, § 21B-11; Ord. No. 86-26, § 11, 10-27-86; Ord. No. 95-31, § 1, 9-26-95; Ord. No. 96-4, § 2, 1-9-96; Ord. No. 2008-19 , § 9, 9-30-08; Ord. No. 2014-17 , § 1, 6-24-14)