§ 112-1. Loud noise prohibited.
A. No person shall create, assist in creating, permit, continue or permit the continuance of
any unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise in the village such as produces
annoyance, inconvenience, discomfort, or hurt to any person, or to the enjoyment of
property or comfort of any person, or affects the safety, health or morals of the public.
B. No person shall operate any mechanical device driven by gasoline, diesel or otherwise,
without having the same equipped and using thereon a muffler, in good working order
and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke
and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device.
C. The creation of any excessive noise on any street adjacent to any school, institution of
learning, church or court while in use, or adjacent to any hospital, which unreasonably
interferes with the normal operation of that institution, or which disturbs or unduly
annoys patients in the hospital, shall be prohibited, provided that conspicuous signs are
displayed in those streets indicating a school, hospital or court street. [Amended 10-12-
2000 by Ord. No. 1.00]
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Any vehicle of the village while engaged in necessary public business.
(2) Excavations or repairs of streets or other public construction by or on behalf of
the village, county, or state at night when public welfare and convenience renders
it impossible to perform such work during the day.
(3) The reasonable use of amplifiers or loudspeakers in the course of the public
addresses or uses which are noncommercial in nature. [Amended 10-12-2000 by
Ord. No. 1.00]
§ 112-2. Violations and penalties. [Amended 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 5.06]
Any person violating any provision of § 112-1 shall upon conviction thereof forfeit not less
than $50 nor more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $100 nor more than
$1,000 for a subsequent offense, and in default of payment of such forfeiture and the costs of
prosecution shall be imprisoned in the county jail until payment of such forfeiture and costs
of prosecution, but not exceeding 90 days for each violation.
§ 112-3. Concerts and amplified music. [Added 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 4-2024]
Concerts and any form of amplified music shall only be permitted in business districts and in
public parks within the Village of Holmen. Any such activity must be approved by the
Village Board and shall only transpire within the permitted location and permitted time
allotted. Concerts and amplified music shall typically terminate by 9:00 p.m., however may
be extended if permitted by the Village Board. It shall be the expectation, especially when in
close proximity to residential districts, that concerts and amplified music be limited in length
and sound amplification, and the permitted hosts must always respect the rights of the
adjacent and nearby impacted property owners. Any failure to respect adjacent and nearby
impacted property owner rights or failure to establish and secure the required permit or
failure to follow the permit approvals of the Village Board shall constitute a violation subject
to penalties as outlined in § 112-4. The Village Board reserves the right to deny any permit
application it believes is not in the public’s best interest; and conversely, the Village Board
reserves the right to provide allowances beyond those specified in this paragraph, if special
event circumstances warrant such consideration and are found to be in the public’s best
interest. Businesses, licensed beer gardens or other commercial centers that have music or
entertainment producing sounds that do not leave the commercial premises from which they
originate during normal business hours shall be exempt from this paragraph.
§ 112-4. Violations and penalties. [Added 5-9-2024 by Ord. No. 4-2024]
Any person who violates § 112-3 shall be subject to citation and forfeiture of no less than
$200, yet no more than $600 for the first offense, and no less than $400, yet no more than
$1,200 for each subsequent offense, plus court costs.
