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Council committee reviews noise-permit application; agrees to revisions and two-week return
Summary
Schenectady’s public safety committee reviewed a proposed noise-permit application intended to balance private events and neighborhood peace, agreed on several application requirements and directed staff to return with a revised draft in two weeks.
The public safety committee on Feb. 18 reviewed a proposed noise-permit application designed to give residents a way to register private outdoor events while making enforcement of the city’s noise ordinance more efficient.
A council member introducing the item said the city had worked for years on an amended noise ordinance and that the permit template aims to "not deny someone who would like to do a 5 year old birthday party in their backyard, but at the same time we wanna put things in place that we can hold these private events in your backyard but at the same time have respect for others in the surrounding neighborhood." The committee discussed a range of operational and equity questions about the application.
Key clarifications and tentative decisions the…
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