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Boynton Beach directs staff to draft ordinance limiting overnight construction near homes after residents' complaints
Summary
After months of complaints from Monterey residents about late-night concrete pours and other construction noise, the City Commission directed staff to draft an ordinance narrowing allowable construction hours for work close to residential buildings and to remove administrative exemptions except for emergencies.
Boynton Beach City Commissioners on Feb. 18 directed staff and legal counsel to draft a new ordinance restricting overnight construction near residential buildings and to return with a proposed code amendment for future consideration.
The move followed sustained public comment from residents of Lake Monterey and other neighborhoods who said heavy construction at a nearby industrial site produced loud concrete pours, grinding and vibration in the middle of the night — in some instances between midnight and 4 a.m. "I had headaches and a hard time breathing for more than six weeks," resident Beth Sanzone told the commission. "Trucks beeping all day long … cement pours from midnight to 4AM when residents are sleeping just 25 to 40 feet from where those pours are happening." Another resident, Amelia, said the last eight months had been…
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