Planning commissioners review proposed revisions to Chino Valley noise ordinance

Town of Chino Valley planning staff presented a draft update to the town’s noise ordinance (TA 2025-O4) at a Planning & Zoning Commission study session, asking commissioners for feedback before the text goes to Town Council. The discussion centered on replacing antiquated language, anchoring enforcement to decibel levels measured at the property line, and clarifying exemptions and hours for residential, commercial and construction activities.

The draft is not in the zoning code, staff said, so the commission’s role was advisory: “the text that we will be changing is not in the zoning code. So this will be your opportunity to give us some feedback and input on it,” a staff member told commissioners. Commissioners and staff said the existing ordinance includes obsolete terms (it still references “phonographs”) and has not been substantially updated in roughly 26 years.

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