Evansville, IN Noise from Specific Sources: Generator Noise (2026)

Chapter 9.30 EMC's applicability section carves out specific noise sources from the City's unreasonable-noise standard, including 'emergency electricity generators in use during an emergency electrical grid outage.' The exemption is tied to an actual grid outage: it doesn't cover generators run for testing, convenience, or after power is restored. Outside a genuine outage, a generator's noise is judged under the ordinance's general standard: an unreasonable sound persisting at least 15 minutes and continuing after the operator is asked to stop, measured at the real property line of a receiving property.