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Resident tells Limestone County Commission noise, zoning rules needed after intense construction
Summary
At a Limestone County Commission work session, resident Kelly Dye urged the commission to adopt noise and zoning ordinances after sustained construction noise she says has made part of her home unusable. County staff said it has researched ordinances but no local rule changes were presented at the meeting.
Kelly Dye, a Limestone County resident, told the commission at its work session that construction noise near her home has been so severe "I literally cannot use half of my house due to the noise." She asked the commission whether the county had made progress on adopting noise and zoning ordinances and asked that any staff findings be placed on the record.
The request matters, Dye said, because existing county rules — she described them as a lack of zoning and noise ordinances — permit developers and contractors to work without local limits that she says affect long-established neighborhoods.
A county staff member responding to the comments said the county had researched various noise ordinances. The staff member noted typical local ordinances include exceptions for road work and night work and cautioned that such exceptions can limit the scope of protections for residents. The staff member also said the county had not yet received certain information a previous visitor was expected to provide and offered to speak with Dye after the session.
Dye also asked that the staff conversation be shared "on record." The commission did not introduce or adopt any ordinance at the meeting, and no vote on noise or zoning rules was recorded.
The discussion came during the meeting's public-comment period and the commission did not set a follow-up date for ordinance work during the session.
Looking ahead, Dye said she would continue to press the commission for an ordinance and asked the county to report back to the public when staff reviews of possible rules are complete.
