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Burns Harbor council opens review of noise ordinance after residents report industrial and truck noise
Summary
Council members discussed that current octave-band–based standards limit local enforcement, outside testing firms quoted thousands for single investigations, and shifting to decibel-based limits could make in-house enforcement more feasible.
Members of the Burns Harbor town council discussed changes to the town’s noise ordinance after multiple residential complaints about industrial equipment and heavy trucks, and raised concerns about the town’s ability to test and enforce current rules.
Council members said the town’s ordinance is written around octave-band measurements, which several people described as difficult and costly to test for enforcement. Participants described situations near industrial facilities and along State Road 149 where residents report persistent noise from exhaust fans and heavy trucks that they say can be audible inside homes.
The conversation focused on practical barriers to enforcement.…
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