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Committee approves amendment to motor‑vehicle noise code using 'plainly audible' standard inside dwellings
Summary
The Public Health & Safety Committee approved an amendment to Section 9.20‑020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to make motor‑vehicle noise a violation if it is "plainly audible" inside a dwelling structure; the measure was amended to exclude Metro and emergency vehicles and passed with one recorded no vote.
The Public Health & Safety Committee approved an amendment to Section 9.20‑020 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws that makes motor‑vehicle noise a violation if it is plainly audible inside a dwelling structure.
Sponsor Councilmember Coopin said the change targets unmuffled cars and aims to give police a tool to address noise that carries into homes. “This bill would make it a violation if you are within a dwelling structure and you can hear that noise,” Coopin said, adding an amendment to exempt Metro vehicles, emergency vehicles…
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