“Amplified sound” means sound created by the use of sound-amplifying equipment.

“Central traffic district’ means that portion of the city defined as such by Chapter 10.08 or any other ordinance hereafter adopted by the city.

“Construction” means any site preparation, assembly, erection, substantial repair, alteration, demolition or similar action, for or of private or public rights-of-way, structures, utilities or similar property and includes the transportation or delivery of any materials, tools, equipment or personnel to or from the site of any construction project for the loading or unloading or use of such materials, tools, equipment or personnel.

“Emergency work” means work made necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a public calamity, work required to protect persons or property from exposure to danger, or work by private or public utilities when restoring utility services.

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, organization, or association of any nature whatsoever.

“Public place” means any area open to the public within the jurisdiction and control of the city of Bakersfield.

“Public right-of-way” means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, alley, easement or the like dedicated to and accepted by the city of Bakersfield.

“Sound equipment” means and includes any loudspeaker, public address system, sound amplifier, radio or phonograph equipped with a loudspeaker or sound amplifier, or any machine or device for the amplification or reproduction of the human voice, music or any other sound, when operated or maintained in such a manner as to cause any such sound to be audible to a person of average hearing faculties or capacity in, on or over any public right-of-way, public building, park or other public place or any private premises or vehicle other than that in or upon which any such machine or device is being operated or maintained. It does not include the operation of any public address system, loudspeaker or other machine or device for the necessary amplification or reproduction of sound in connection with any program, entertainment, contest, public celebration, performance, show, exhibit or similar event, with a volume no louder than necessary for the convenient hearing of those within the building, enclosure or space in which such program, entertainment, contest, public celebration, performance, show, exhibition or similar event is staged or conducted; the operation of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound with a volume no louder than necessary for the convenient hearing of the person or persons who are within the room, building, vehicle, chamber, space or location in which such machine or device is operated and are voluntary listeners thereto; or warning device on authorized emergency vehicles or horns or other authorized emergency vehicles or horns or other authorized warning devices on any vehicle used for traffic safety purposes.

“Sound truck” means any vehicle having mounted thereon, or attached thereto, any sound equipment defined in the definition of “sound equipment” of this section. (Ord. 3924 § 3, 1999)