Utica bans repairing, rebuilding or testing any vehicle so the noise exceeds the loud-use levels of the code, and prohibits sounding a horn or signaling device except for safety. State law (NY Vehicle & Traffic Law) separately requires adequate mufflers on all motor vehicles.
Section 2-15-58(9) makes it unlawful within any zone to repair, rebuild or test a vehicle so the noise exceeds the loud-use levels established in Section 2-15-63 measured at the receiving property line. Section 2-15-58(2) prohibits sounding any horn or signaling device on a street or public place for purposes other than motor-vehicle, driver or pedestrian safety. Amplified sound from a vehicle is limited to 25 feet plainly audible under 2-15-58(3). Statewide, NY Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 375(31) requires every motor vehicle to have a muffler preventing excessive or unusual noise.
Noise-division violations prosecuted under Sec. 2-15-59; VTL muffler violations are enforced as traffic infractions by police.
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