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Resident asks Bulverde council for stronger enforcement on late-night vehicle noise
Summary
A resident told the council that repeated late-night engine revving is disrupting neighborhoods, described decibel readings and said dispatch could not enforce under the current noise ordinance; he asked council to consider clearer rules or enforcement mechanisms.
During the public-comment period, resident Andy Merrick described continuing, late-night vehicle engine noise that he said routinely wakes his children and degrades neighborhood quality of life. Merrick said he measured a reading of 86 decibels with a workplace decibel meter and that county dispatch informed him officers could respond but that the existing local ordinance language (cited as Section 6.02) lacked specificity to support enforcement in his case.
Merrick asked the city to consider options to make enforcement clearer or to adopt noise standards that would address persistent, excessive engine revving. He described the problem as recurring and asked the council to explore remedial language or processes so residents could get relief when repeated violations occur.
Council thanked the speaker for bringing the concern forward; staff did not propose a specific ordinance change at the meeting, and the transcript records no further action taken on the item during this session.
