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Germantown trustees debate noise rules; no ordinance change adopted
Summary
Trustees reviewed complaints about early-morning lawn mowing and considered whether to adopt an objective decibel standard, but did not adopt changes. Staff agreed to pull and categorize noise-complaint records for further review.
Germantown trustees discussed two noise-related issues — early-morning use of outdoor power equipment and whether the village should shift from a subjective “reasonableness” standard to an objective decibel limit — and did not adopt any code changes during the meeting.
Trustees heard that the village’s residential code currently allows use of outdoor lawn equipment starting at 6 a.m. Some trustees said they would consider moving residential lawn-equipment start times in line with commercial limits (for example, 7 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. weekends). Police and fire staff told trustees the village receives…
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