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Residents press council on noise; one member proposes stricter indoor‑music rule
Summary
During extended public comment the council heard repeated complaints about amplified beachfront music and tented events; a council member said he asked staff to draft an ordinance to require music to move indoors after early evening, sparking debate about enforcement, decibel thresholds and residents' sleep rights.
Residents and council members engaged in an extended exchange over noise and the city’s noise ordinance during the Nov. 18 meeting.
Judy Moran told the council she had repeatedly raised noise concerns and asked members to review evidence and model ordinances from nearby municipalities to prevent summers of continuous amplified music (she referenced local amphitheater examples and said a stronger ordinance was needed). A council member (participant identified in the record as speaker…
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