There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of establishing a policy for the Winchester Police Department, a Domestic Violence Policy known as the “City of Winchester Police Department Domestic Violence Policy,” prepared and published in book form by attorney Janice L. Hayes, save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed, such incorporation being authorized by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012, inclusive, as amended. At least one copy of said Domestic Violence Policy shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by the Code of City of Winchester, Kansas,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omissions or changes and to which shall be attached a copy of this article and filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
(Ord. 92-11-201; Code 2025)
The following shall be unlawful: All noises or noise producing activities that are repetitive, excessive, unreasonable, or unusually loud and that would disturb, offend, or annoy a person of ordinary sensitivity, including, but not limited to:
(a) Unreasonable noises during quiet hours, including:
(1) Any sound resulting from the erecting, constructing, excavating, demolishing, altering, or repairing of any structure, as to cause a sound plainly audible to neighboring inhabitants of a reasonable and ordinary sensitivity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(2) The repairing, rebuilding, or modifying of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, or motorboat in such a manner as to cause a sound plainly audible to neighboring inhabitants of a reasonable and ordinary sensitivity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(3) The operating of any power tool, garden tool, lawnmower, snow blower, or other similar equipment or device in residential areas in such a manner as to cause a sound plainly audible to neighboring inhabitants of reasonable and ordinary sensitivity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(4) The operating, playing, permitting, or causing to be operated or played any sound amplification or producing device or similar equipment in a manner as to cause a sound plainly audible to neighboring inhabitants of a reasonable and ordinary sensitivity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(5) The creation of noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle, in the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates, and containers, in residential areas in such a manner as to cause a sound plainly audible to neighboring inhabitants of reasonable and ordinary sensitivity between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(6) Repetitive, loud animal noises, including persistent and unabated dog barking; and
(7) Repetitive, sustained, or continuous noises produced at a sufficient volume as to disturb the peace or repose of neighboring inhabitants of reasonable and ordinary sensitivity.
(b) Exemptions. The prohibitions set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) Emergency work necessary to restore property to a safe condition or to protect a person and property from imminent danger;
(2) Emergency vehicles;
(3) Alarm systems;
(4) Trash and waste removal operations;
(5) Aircraft or railroad activities;
(6) Church bells and campanile chimes; and
(7) Noises as a part of, or in consequence to, the exercise of constitutionally protected rights including speech, assembly, association, protest, or religion.
(c) Penalty. Should any person fail to comply with this section, they shall be punished in accordance with Section 1-117.
(Ord. 2025-05)