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Lake Clarke Shores adopts ordinance tying vessel noise enforcement to state decibel standard
Summary
On Dec. 10 the Town of Lake Clarke Shores adopted Ordinance 2024-01 regulating vessel noise, reaffirming the Florida statutory 90 dBA at 50 feet threshold and making town code cross-references explicit. Residents testified both for and against additional local limits.
The Town of Lake Clarke Shores on Dec. 10 approved Ordinance 2024-01 on its second and final reading, clarifying how the town will handle excessive noise from vessels on the town’s waterways.
The ordinance amends provisions of chapter 34 (nuisances and noise) to incorporate the Florida statutory standard for vessels, described in staff commentary and the ordinance text as a maximum of 90 decibels measured at 50 feet. Mary (town staff) read the ordinance into…
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