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ORDINANCE N0. 19902 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NOISE DISTURBANCE; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.080, 4.083, 4.084, AND 4.990 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 4.081 TO THAT CODE. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4.080 of the Eugene Code, 1911, is amended to provide: 4. aso Noise Disturbance -Prohibited. ~1} For purposes of this section, and sections 4,081, 4.083 and 4.084 of this code ~a} Noise disturbance means any sound which: 1. Injures or endangers the safety or health of a human; ~. Annoys or di sturbs a reasonabl a person of normal sensitivities; ar 3, Endangers or injures personal or real property. fib} P1 ai my audible means where the 1 i stener c1 early can hear the content of the sound produced by the noise source. Sounds which may be clearly audi b1 a include, but are not limited to, musical rhythms, spoken words, vocal sounds and engine noises. ~2} It shall be unlawful for any person tv intentionally or recklessly create ar continue any noise disturbance. Section 2 . Anew Section 4.081 i s added to the Eugene Cade, 1971, to provide 4.081 Noise Disturbance - Re etition and Failure to Cease. It shall be unlawful for any person responsible for a not se disturbance caused by electronically amplified sound or a gathering of five or mare people to: ~ a} Fai 1 within 30 minutes to eliminate or cease such noise disturbance after receiving a citation ar other notice of a violation of this section or section 4.080 of this code, or fib} Intentionally or recklessly create the same or a similar noise disturbance within six months of having recei ved a ci tati on or other notice of a violation of this section or section 4.080 of this code. Section 3. The first paragraph of Section 4.083 of the Eugene Code, 1911, i s amended to provide 4.083 Noise Disturbance - 5 eci f i c Prohibitions. Unless exempted by section 4.084 of this code, the fol l awi ng acts are declared to be noise disturbances; however this enumeration shal 1 not be deemed an exclusive list of the violations of section 4.080 ~ 2 } or section 4.081 of this code, nor Ordinance - 1