The City of Holland bars unmuffled vehicle exhaust and unnecessary horn use, and Michigan sets statewide decibel limits for motor vehicles. Section 19-5(7) requires engine exhaust to pass through a muffler that prevents loud or explosive noise.
Ottawa County sets no vehicle-noise ordinance; the City of Holland and state law govern. Holland's Section 19-5(7) prohibits discharging the exhaust of any engine or motor vehicle except through a muffler that effectively prevents loud or explosive noise, and Section 19-5(1) bars unnecessary or prolonged horn sounding. Statewide, MCL 257.707c caps motor-vehicle noise, generally at 82 dBA where the speed limit exceeds 35 mph and 76 dBA where it is 35 mph or less, measured 50 feet from the vehicle. State law preempts local rules that conflict with these limits.
Holland exhaust/horn violations are a Class I municipal civil infraction (Section 19-14). Statewide motor-vehicle noise limits under MCL 257.707c are enforced as civil infractions by police.
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