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Sponsor withdraws residential motor-vehicle noise proposal after enforcement concerns
Summary
Councilmember Ellis moved to defer and then withdrew BL2025-955, a proposal to amend Metro Code section 9.20.020 on motor vehicle noise in residential zoning, after MNPD enforcement limitations and procedural questions were raised.
Councilmember Ellis moved to defer BL2025-955, an ordinance to amend section 9.20.020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws concerning motor-vehicle noise within residential zoning districts, and later told the committee she would withdraw the bill after officers and legal staff raised enforcement and implementation concerns.
Ellis said she wanted to "defer this indefinitely" after consulting with the traffic-division commander and MNPD officers, who told her patrol officers do not have the ability on their in-vehicle dashboards to verify parcel zoning code or type during a traffic stop.…
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