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Council adopts noise ordinance changes that create separate downtown limits and allow event exemptions
Summary
Woodstock amended its noise code to add a separate downtown entertainment district designation with higher nighttime limits and to require outdoor speakers be directed toward buildings; council approved changes unanimously and staff said a second reading is scheduled for Oct. 13.
Woodstock, Ga. — The City Council voted unanimously Sept. 15 to modify the municipal noise ordinance, adding a separate category for the downtown entertainment district, clarifying measurement points and allowing noise exemptions to be considered as part of special-event permits.
Community Development staff presented the proposed changes, which move measurement of certain outdoor sound levels to the right-of-way and add an additional downtown entertainment‑district standard that raises allowable nighttime levels and extends permitted event hours later than in residential areas. The city attorney’s office recommended two clarifying sections —…
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