(1) Sounds made by work necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a natural or other disaster, or to protect persons or property from exposure to imminent danger.

(2) Sounds made by burglar or fire alarms operating repetitively or continuously for not more than 10 minutes.

(3) Sounds made by an emergency vehicle as defined in ORS 801.260 when responding to or from an emergency or when pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law.

(4) Sounds made by the use of land and buildings as a farm for profit through the raising, harvesting, and selling of crops; through the feeding, breeding, management, and selling of livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals or honeybees or the products thereof; through dairying and the selling of dairy products; or through engaging in any other agricultural or horticultural activity.

(5) Sounds produced by the City, Linn County, the State of Oregon or their employees, agents, contractors or their subcontractors in the maintenance, construction or repair of public improvements.

(6) Sounds produced pursuant to a variance granted by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission.

(7) Sounds produced pursuant to and in conformance of any valid permit from the City, Linn County, or State of Oregon.

(8) Sounds produced by sound amplifying equipment at GAPS sanctioned school events.

(9) Sounds made by motor vehicle exhaust systems that comply with the provisions of ORS 815.250.

(10) Sounds produced by a public utility, a current franchisee of the City or their employees, contractors or subcontractors in the construction, maintenance or repair of their respective facilities. (Ord. 109, passed 7-8-2014; Code 2014 § 94.05)