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fie} Sounds made by activities by or at the request of the city in.maintenance, construction, or repair of public improvements ~n public r~ghts4of-way or easements. ~f} Sounds produced pursuant to a specific variance granted by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, Or by the city manager or hearings official under subsection ~2} of this section. fig} Sounds caused by sources regulated as to sound production by federal 1 aw or sounds caused by sources the regulation of which is preempted by state law. ~ h } Sounds not electronically amplified, created by athl et i c and entertainment events other than motor vehicle racing events or fireworks displays . ~ i } E1 ectron i cal 1 y amplified announcements at athl et i c events other than motor vehicle racing events. ~ j } The sounding of any horn or signaling device on an auto - mobi 1 e, motarcycl e, or other vehicle reasonably required by the exigencies of vehicular Or pedestrian traffic. ~k} Sounds specifically authorized under a permit or license issued by the city, ~2} Variances. Any person who owns, controls, or operates any sound source which does not comply with section 4.080 or 4.483 of this code may apply to the city manager for a variance. As used herein, "city manager" includes a des i gnee of the city manager. ~a} Applica„tiOn. An application for a variance shall be in writing on a form provided by the city, contain the i nfarmat i on required by the city manager, and be accompanied by a fee i n an amount set under section 2.420 of this code. Na application shall be considered received until all required information and the fee have been submitted. fib} Public notification. The city shall give written notice of the application to any officially recognized neighborhood associ- ati on i n whose boundaries the sound source i s 1 acated. The city shall also post written notice at the sound source 1 ocati on . The notice sha11 state the date by which the application wi 11 be con- sidered, the nature of the variance to be considered, and where persons may f i 1 e written comments regarding the application . The applicant shall maintain the posted notice until the final decision on the application is made. ~c} T es of variances. I . Cl ass A vari antes may be granted by the city manager for an event ar activity which does not exceed 24 hours. 2. Cl ass B vari antes may be granted by the city manager for an event or activity or series of related activities which are 24 hours or more in duration, ~d} Decision. 1. The city manager shall grant or deny the variance within 14 days of receiving a compl ete variance application . The time for decision may be extended to 30 days if a public hearing On the application i s held . 2. The city manager may, on his or her own motion, h01 d a pub1 i c hearing an the application before deciding to grant or deny the variance. 3. The city manager may grant a variance after consider- Ordinance - 2