Bourbon County commissioners approved a new noise‑limitation resolution (filed as Resolution 50‑25) and asked the county counselor to draft a one‑year moratorium, per the county planning commission's recommendation.

The noise resolution draws on EPA guidance to set numeric thresholds for outdoor and indoor noise near sensitive areas (residences) during daytime and nighttime hours and provides enforcement options—notice of violation, demand for corrective action, citation and abatement or injunctive relief—administered by the commission or an authorized designee. The resolution establishes decibel thresholds (for example, outdoor daytime and nighttime measurements near sensitive areas) and specifies that measurements taken within 75 feet of the source will be prima facie evidence of a violation.

Separately, the planning commission asked the board to adopt a temporary moratorium of up to one year on certain large land‑use categories (utility‑scale power generation and storage, wind, solar, battery energy storage, nuclear fission, crypto mining, data centers and waste disposal) to allow time for a comprehensive plan and zoning development for unincorporated Bourbon County. The commission directed county counsel to draft a moratorium ordinance with a Jan. 5 deadline for return to the board.

Commissioners debated enforcement capacity and the need to build a follow‑through procedure; one commissioner expressed concern that the county lacks code enforcement capacity comparable to cities, but the commission authorized the resolution and the drafting of the moratorium.

The county will route the noise resolution and the moratorium draft to the planning commission and county counsel for implementation steps.