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Commission adopts quiet-hour rule changes for pedal and low-speed vehicles after museum sound study
Summary
The commission approved amendments to MTLC rules 6.06 and 7.04 extending operational restrictions tied to noise concerns raised by the Country Music Hall of Fame, which provided a sound-measurement study showing instances above 85 decibels. Pedal tavern operators urged narrower hour restrictions and offered voluntary mitigation steps.
The Transportation Licensing Commission voted to approve amendments to MTLC rules and procedures extending operational restrictions for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) and pedal vehicles to address noise impacts near cultural and educational institutions.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum representative Nina Burkhart told commissioners the museum conducted a roughly six-and-a-half-month sound-measurement program and “captured over a thousand instances of sound measurements in excess of 85 decibels,” with most incidents originating more than 50 feet from the museum. She said the museum included charts and security-camera illustrations in the packet submitted…
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