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Council directs staff to draft nighttime ban on amplified sound, asks report on enforcement costs
Summary
After repeated public complaints about early‑morning amplified protest noise, the council instructed staff to prepare an ordinance banning amplified sound without a permit during overnight hours and to return with a budget/implementation report on enforcement and longer‑term noise options.
The Redondo Beach City Council voted unanimously to ask staff to draft an ordinance prohibiting amplified sound without a permit during overnight hours and to return with a budget response report on enforcement and on longer‑term changes to the city’s noise code.
The action followed public complaints about early‑morning demonstrations outside a local hotel. Mayor Light and several council members said their offices had received multiple calls describing protesters using amplified sound at 6:00–7:00 a.m., waking nearby residents and affecting hotel operations and occupancy.
City Attorney Mike Webb told the council that the municipal code’s current…
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