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Council advances alternate noise plan after weeks of public backlash; staff to redraft ordinance
Summary
Council extended deliberations and asked staff to prepare an alternate noise ordinance patterned on the Fullerton Transportation Center standards after hours of public comment split between downtown music supporters and nearby residents; staff will return with a revised draft and a resolution on fines in two weeks.
Fullerton — After hours of public testimony Sept. 16, the City Council directed staff to draft an alternate noise ordinance and continue the item to allow two weeks’ public review. The item divides business owners and live-music supporters, who favor clearer outdoor-entertainment rules, and residents and preservation advocates, who urged stricter limits tied to the property line.
Staff’s original proposal would have applied new decibel thresholds to all properties in C3 and GC commercial zones, setting a baseline ambient assumption of about 65 dBA and allowing up to 80 dBA during evening hours…
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