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Council asks staff to draft ordinance after noise complaints about unattended car wash near townhomes
Summary
Council directed staff and the city attorney to draft a code amendment after continued resident complaints about noise from an unattended car wash adjacent to townhomes; staff said the facility’s measured decibel levels were within the city’s noise ordinance during inspection.
City Council heard resident complaints and staff updates about noise and quality-of-life problems tied to an unattended car wash adjacent to a row of townhomes and directed staff to draft a code amendment to address car-wash operations near residences.
What happened
Staff and Police Department personnel told the council they had worked with the car-wash owner and the owner voluntarily limited the automatic-wash operations to 11 p.m.–6 a.m. to reduce late-night noise. Police said they took decibel readings at the property line and found the facility in compliance with the city’s noise ordinance during those measurements.
Council members said that, despite measured compliance, nearby residents remain disturbed by…
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