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Council approves first-reading changes to lighting and noise rules; staff to refine definitions after resident complaints
Summary
The council approved changes to Chapter 23 ordinances on lighting and noise on first reading, including raising the residential outdoor noise limit from 55 to 60 decibels; councilors and residents urged clearer definitions for terms such as 'strobing' and asked staff to meet with a complainant about a generator exceeding current limits.
The Minot City Council approved on first reading proposed amendments to Chapter 23 — a lighting ordinance that adds new limits on ornamental and flashing lights — and a related change to the city’s noise ordinance that raises the allowable outdoor residential noise level from 55 to 60 decibels.
Both motions passed unanimously. Council members asked staff to clarify specific definitions (notably “strobing” and similar terms) before the second reading of the lighting ordinance. Several councilors…
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