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Council removes Downtown Social District exemptions and bars amplified sound inside permitted events

3377201 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

Salisbury City Council voted to (1) amend the Downtown Salisbury Social District ordinance to remove exemptions so the district can be used during larger city events and (2) adopt an ordinance prohibiting amplified sound inside permitted event perimeters and within a 100-foot buffer.

Salisbury City Council voted April 15 to change two separate city-code provisions that affect downtown events: the council removed exemptions from the Downtown Salisbury Social District ordinance so the district may be used during city street festivals and certain park events, and it adopted a separate ordinance that prohibits amplified sound inside permitted event boundaries and within a 100-foot buffer.

Downtown Development Director Sada Troutman explained the social-district revision was requested…

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