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Council advances noise-code rewrite replacing decibels with 'plainly audible' test
Lansing City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary
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.
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.
Council member Pelle…
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