State v. Dorso

In the case at bar, this court is asked to determine whether the city of Cincinnati’s “Loud Musical Noises” ordinance, Section 910-9, meets constitutional prescriptions for definiteness. To accomplish this task we must examine specifically the language in the ordinance that establishes the threshold for the attachment of criminal liability for, inter alia, playing music or amplifying sound, i.e., such activities may not be conducted “in such *61manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, having due regard for the proximity of places of residence, hospitals or other residential…