§ 13.44.150. Amplified sound restrictions.

A.

No person shall place and operate or allow to be placed and operated in any park any loudspeaker or sound amplifier unless approved under a lease or contract entered into by the city or authorized by the director through issuance of a permit under this chapter or a special event permit under Chapter 13.14 of this Code, and follows conducted in accordance with the conditions of such permit and this code.

B.

The placement and orientation of any bandstand and each loudspeaker or sound amplifying device shall be as specified by the director in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 13.44.030 to minimize the amount of amplified sound audible in adjacent residential areas or to other park users.

C.

Use of amplified sound shall be permitted only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except for Guadalupe River Park and Gardens - Arena Green, Guadalupe River Park and Gardens - Discovery Meadow, Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, History San José Complex, Plaza de Cesar Chavez, and St. James Park, which will be governed by the hours for amplified sound set forth in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 13.44.030.

(Prior code § 4402.16; Ords. 18841, 23170, 29419.)