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Everett committee reviews draft noise ordinance to align city code with state law
Summary
The Everett Safe Community Committee on Jan. 8, 2025 heard a presentation from Hill, an attorney in the city's legal department, on a draft noise ordinance that would move most noise enforcement to code enforcement, add a plainly audible standard for disturbance complaints and update district noise limits and measurement methods.
The Everett Safe Community Committee on Jan. 8, 2025 heard a presentation from Hill, an attorney in the city's legal department, on a draft noise ordinance that would move most noise enforcement to code enforcement, add a plainly audible standard for disturbance complaints and update district noise limits and measurement methods.
The draft ordinance is intended to bring the city's code into alignment with changes in state law and recent case law, and to create a tiered enforcement scheme for repeat violators. Committee members were told the ordinance distinguishes episodic noise from ongoing noise and revises the process for variances; it also preserves state authority over motor-vehicle equipment and muffler noise while asking the council to consider state-level changes.
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