Council and staff debate how to measure noise and vibrations; enforcement remains complaint-driven

Councilors spent substantial time asking how sound and vibration are measured and enforced, prompted by resident claims about items falling off walls and persistent late-night noise. The chief explained officers take readings at a named complainant's property line when a complaint is filed; if no named complainant exists, staff will test from the nearest accessible residence. "If somebody complains from the river and is a name complainant, you would take that from that name complainant's house and take that decimal reading," the chief said.