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Rowan County adopts text amendment setting noise limits, permit process and penalties
Summary
Commissioners approved a text amendment to the county noise ordinance that adds definitions, sets prohibited amplified sound and party hours, establishes a plain‑audible standard and an escalating penalty schedule, and preserves farming activities and a permit path; enforcement is handled by the sheriff's office.
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners adopted a text amendment to the county noise ordinance after a public hearing and staff presentation.
County staff summarized the main changes as five new definitions (including farming activities and "unnecessary sound"), a prohibition on amplified sound and certain parties/gatherings between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., a plain‑audible standard measured at 100 feet for complaints, and a graduated penalty schedule that begins with warnings and escalates to citations. The planning office will process…
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