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Lake Elmo limits pickleball hours, bans lighting at city courts and directs noise-mitigation study after resident complaints
Summary
Following multiple resident complaints about noise and light at local pickleball courts, the City Council set uniform hours, banned lights at courts, ordered immediate removal of a practice wall at Pebble Park and directed staff to study noise-absorbing materials and vegetation to reduce sound.
The Lake Elmo City Council on Tuesday voted to set uniform hours for outdoor pickleball courts, prohibit court lighting and direct staff to study and implement noise-mitigation measures after residents raised repeated complaints about sound, lights and parking.
The council’s motion (passed by unanimous voice vote) set hours for all pickleball sites from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., ordered the removal of the practice wall at Pebble Park, called for no lighting at the city’s pickleball courts, and directed staff to evaluate noise-absorbing materials and vegetation for sound mitigation at Pebble Park, with additional signage and public education to follow.
Why it matters: residents who live near the courts described loud percussive “popping” noises from paddles and frequent yelling that they said disrupt sleep and daily life. Staff had measured property-line noise at Pebble Park on two occasions and reported average…
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