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Reno council weighs stricter noise rules after Halloween concert rattled neighborhoods
Summary
Residents described deep bass that shook homes after an outdoor EDM show at the Jay Resort; staff presented 48-hour C-scale noise monitoring and a menu of options — from weather-triggered limits to dedicated night enforcement — and council asked for more study before any ordinance.
Residents filled the council meeting with accounts of late-night bass shaking homes after an Oct. 31 concert at the Jay Resorts Festival Grounds, pressing the Reno City Council to explore new noise rules.
“Dozens, probably hundreds, maybe thousands of your neighbors and mine have been adversely affected,” said Barry Breslow during public comment, describing deep low-frequency noise that moved miles across West Reno. Promoter Chris Sewell of JMF Presents said the Halloween show was run within the conditional use permit and blamed an…
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