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Panel backs special legislation to let Revere enforce noise fines under state sanitary code
Summary
The Legislative Affairs Subcommittee on Sept. 29 voted unanimously to recommend a special act allowing the City of Revere to establish penalties and liens for noise ordinance violations and to permit local enforcement under state sanitary code section 40U, with inspectors coordinating with police and decibel readers proposed for cruisers.
The Revere City Legislative Affairs Subcommittee on Sept. 29 voted unanimously to recommend special legislation that would allow the city to impose penalties and liens for noise‑ordinance violations and keep enforcement local under the state sanitary code provision known in the meeting as “40 U.”
Councilor Anthony Cogliandro (Ward 3) presented the motion, saying the current enforcement codified under a local reference called “21 D” “really has no teeth” and that citations often are not enforced once they leave city control. Cogliandro said the change would allow the city to retain enforcement and would support equipping police cruisers with decibel meters.
“I think everybody in here can agree that we do have responsible people in the city that play their music…
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