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Committee considers pilot to raise 'level 3' event cap and asks Noise Advisory Board update
Summary
Staff presented options to alter the city’s commercial-noise rules, including temporarily increasing the 30-event cap for 'level 3' venues as a time-bound pilot and reviewing the commercial-noise ordinance versus neighborhood concerns; members asked for Noise Advisory Board input and data on noise complaints before moving to council.
City staff presented Aug. 19 on the city’s commercial-noise ordinance and a narrow proposal to pilot a temporary modification to the level-3 sound-exceedance rule (the city’s current cap for level-3 event days is 30), plus broader questions about whether the commercial-noise ordinance balance remains appropriate for downtown.
Development Services Director Mark Matheny said the proposed approach could establish a sunset date for any temporary…
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