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Bourbon County reviews draft noise ordinance; commissioners plan legal review before vote
Summary
Commissioners discussed a draft county noise ordinance that would set prohibited acts, decibel limits by zoning, exemptions for agriculture and emergencies, and enforcement by the sheriff; residents urged grandfathering long-standing businesses and commissioners asked staff and county attorney to refine language before the regular meeting.
The Bourbon County Board of County Commissioners spent substantial time at a special meeting reviewing a citizen-drafted noise ordinance that would create local enforcement authority and penalties for unreasonable or disturbing noise, while exempting normal farm operations and emergency activities.
The draft ordinance, presented to the board, defines "noise" as any loud, discordant, or unnatural sound that endangers health or disturbs the peace, and introduces the concept of "plainly audible" (a sound heard by an unaided ear at a stated distance). It proposes specific prohibitions, exemptions, and decibel limits keyed to zoning categories: residential, agricultural/rural, and commercial/industrial. The draft sets daytime and nighttime decibel thresholds (for example, 60 dB daytime / 50 dB nighttime in residential areas) and would place enforcement with the Bourbon County Sheriff's Department.…
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