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exterior to a building. If the City Official determines that it is impossible to position a central air conditioning unit an acceptable distance from adjacent properties, then an alternate method of compliance shall be approved screening or buffering which will meet the requirements of Section 2801.040 of this Chapter. 2801.080. SNOWMOBILE REQUIREMENTS. (A) Every snowmobile shall be equipped with a muffler in good working order, good repair, and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unnecessary noise. (B) No snowmobile manufactured on or after June 30, 1970, and before February I, 1972, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is equipped with a muffler which limits engine noise to not more than 86 decibels on the A -scale (dBA) at 50 feet. (C) No snowmobile manufactured on or after February 1, 1972, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is equipped with a muffler which limits engine noise to not more than 82 decibels on the A -scale (dBA) at 50 feet. (D) No snowmobile manufactured on or after April 1, 1975, for sale in Minnesota, except a snowmobile designed for competition purposes only, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is so equipped that overall noise emission does not exceed 78 decibels on the A -scale at 50 feet. (E) No snowmobile manufactured on or after July 1, 1976, for sale in Minnesota, except a snowmobile designed for competition purpose only, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is so equipped that overall noise emission does not exceed 73 decibels on the A -scale at 50 feet. (F) At a time when the state of the art of noise control technology permits and after promulgation of a regulation in the manner prescribed by law, the standard for snowmobile noise shall not exceed 60 decibels on the A -scale at 50 feet. (0) No person shall modify, alter, or repair a snowmobile or its exhaust system in any manner that shall amplify or otherwise increase total engine noise above that emitted by the snowmobile as originally equipped regardless of date of manufacture. 2801.090. OPERATIONAL LIMITS. (A) Recreational Motor Vehicles. No person shall operate any recreational motor vehicles at any time other than between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and between the hours of 9 a.m. and I a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and evenings before holidays. (B) Outdoor Power Implements. No person shall operate any outdoor power implement, including but not limited to power lawn mowers, snowblowers, power hedge clippers, or such other implements designed primarily for outdoor use, at any time other than between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. 2801 -3 4