Council advances noise-code rewrite replacing decibels with 'plainly audible' test

Nov 18, 2025

Council introduced amendments to Chapter 654 to replace decibel thresholds with a plainly audible standard, expand coverage to all properties with limited exceptions, and set time-based rules for multiunit dwellings; a public hearing on the ordinance was scheduled.

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The Lansing City Council on Nov. 17 introduced an ordinance to amend chapter 654 of the city code, replacing references to decibel levels with a "plainly audible" standard and applying the noise rules to all properties in the city with limited exceptions.

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