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Resident tells council nonstop dog barking is disrupting sleep, asks city to revisit noise ordinance
Summary
A Sandy Springs resident described months of sleeplessness caused by a neighbor’s dog and asked the City Council to change the city noise ordinance so prolonged dog barking can be enforced separately from general noise rules.
Resident Angelo Berney urged the Sandy Springs City Council on Feb. 18 to review the city’s noise ordinance and create a separate standard for excessive dog barking.
Berney, who said he lives at 6980 Roswell Road and moved to Sandy Springs in 2022, told council he has endured months of nonstop barking that has left him sleepless and anxious. He said he had contacted the HOA, called 911 and reached out to animal control, and that jurisdictional confusion resulted — Fulton County animal control directed him back to 911 and 911 directed him back to animal control. He said an animal-control visit once found no dog present.
Berney asked the council to consider an ordinance that treats continuous barking (for example, more than 10 minutes) differently from routine daytime noise and suggested the city align its standard with a state 10-minute excessive barking measure he referenced. Council members said they would follow up with the city attorney and the police chief to see whether the city has authority to act and whether the ordinance should be revised; no formal action was taken.
Ending: Council members thanked the resident for raising the concern and said staff would investigate enforcement options and clarify the appropriate complaint pathway for residents experiencing prolonged animal-noise issues.
