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Orange County tightens noise rules, shortens "plainly audible" range and adds I-Drive standards
Summary
Orange County commissioners approved a major revamp of the county noise ordinance on Aug. 5, shortening the sheriff's "plainly audible" enforcement distance, adding measurable decibel limits for commercial and mixed-use districts and adopting a separate, time-based standard for the International Drive entertainment district.
Orange County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a comprehensive update to Chapter 15, Article 5 of the county code that governs noise pollution. The changes (adopted after a multi-year review by Environmental Protection Division staff, the sheriff's legal team and county attorneys) revise definitions, add decibel limits for several land-use categories, shorten the sheriff's "plainly audible" distance for enforcement and create a separate noise timetable for the International Drive entertainment district.
Key changes approved by the commission include: a new definition of "noise complaint" limiting who can submit enforceable complaints to owners, tenants, "other legal residents" or authorized representatives; addition of decibel-based maximum permissible sound levels for commercial, mixed-use and industrial land-use categories; a new table of limits and hours specifically for the IDrive "regional center" that recognizes heavier weekend and evening activity…
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