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Resident says neighbor’s generator exceeds city noise limits; council approves noise ordinance first reading and asks staff to meet parties
Summary
A Edgewood Village resident told the council a neighbor’s weekly backup-generator exercise produces interior readings near 60 dB and exterior readings around 70 dB; the council approved a noise-ordinance first reading that raises a residential reference from 55 to 60 dB and asked staff to meet both parties.
A resident told the Minot City Council on Feb. 3 that a neighbor’s backup generator runs weekly for 20 minutes and is loud enough to prevent conversation on the front porch. The resident, Kent Bail of Edgewood Village, said an on-site measurement by a city officer found interior readings “around 60 decibels” and exterior readings “70 or better” near the front door. Bail said he and other residents want the city to retain a 55-decibel residential threshold rather than increase it.
Bail described the unit as an older standby generator that “runs at about 3,000 RPMs” and said the noise “wears on you” during weekly operation. He told the council that Sergeant…
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