A. Article 12 of title 25, Colorado Revised Statutes, establishes statewide minimum standards for noise level limits for various times and areas.

B. Section 25-12-108, Colorado Revised Statutes, provides that the provisions of article 12 of title 25 shall not be construed to preempt or limit the authority of any municipality to adopt standards which are no less restrictive than the provisions of said article.

C. The regulations and standards adopted by this chapter are no less restrictive than the provisions of article 12 of title 25, Colorado Revised Statutes.

D. The Town of Breckenridge is a home rule municipality organized and existing pursuant to article XX of the Colorado constitution and, pursuant to its home rule powers, the town has the further additional power to regulate, reduce and control noise.

E. Noise is a significant source of environmental pollution that represents a present and increasing threat to the public peace and to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Breckenridge and to its visitors. The control of noise is essential to the health and welfare of the town's citizens and visitors, and to the conduct of normal pursuits of life, including recreation, work, and communication. Further, the use of sound amplification equipment creates a special kind of loud and raucous noise which may, in a particular manner and at a particular time and place, substantially invade the privacy, peace, and freedom of the citizens of the town and its visitors.

F. Excessive sound vibration and inadequately controlled noise are serious hazards to the public health, safety and welfare, and a source of annoyance to the populace.

G. The citizens of the Town of Breckenridge have a right to an environment free from excessive sound and vibration that may jeopardize their health and welfare or degrade their quality of life.

H. It is the policy of the town council of the Town of Breckenridge to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens and to promote an environment free from sound and noise which is disruptive of peace and good order, and which may jeopardize the health or welfare of its citizens or degrade the quality of life. (Ord. 15, Series 2001)