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Council adopts objective noise standard for amplified sound in defined public spaces
Summary
Council amended municipal code chapters 9.36 and 9.4 to add an objective standard: amplified noise or repetitive percussive noise that can be heard 75 feet or more from a stationary source on specified public property will be presumptively unreasonable and unlawful in defined commercial/shared public spaces.
The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday adopted amendments to the municipal code to add an objective noise standard for amplified sound and certain repetitive percussive noises on public property in defined commercial and shared public spaces.
Council members Bruner and Newsom sponsored the ordinance amendments, which establish that amplified noise or repetitive percussive noise that can be heard 75 feet or more from a stationary source on a public street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way, park or other public property in specified commercial areas will be presumed unreasonable and…
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