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Parker council narrows proposed noise ordinance hours, keeps daytime limit at 75 dB and sets 58 dB at night
Summary
After a public workshop and dozens of public comments, Parker City Council amended proposed hours for a new noise ordinance and voted to keep a 75 dB daytime limit while setting a 58 dB nighttime limit; council also approved a follow-up workshop to refine remaining language.
Parker's City Council spent its Dec. 2 meeting on a closely watched proposed noise ordinance, voting to amend daytime/nighttime hours and to set the daytime decibel limit at 75 and nighttime at 58 as part of a multi-step process that will return for additional review.
The workshop and subsequent meeting drew repeated public comment from residents on both sides of the issue, particularly owners of larger rural lots who said open land carries sound and homeowners who said existing limits have failed to protect sleep and livability. Mayor Pro Tem Buddy Pilgrim opened discussion by warning councilors and residents that decibel numbers are logarithmic: "cutting the decibels from 75 to 65 ... represents about a 50% reduction in the amount of noise," he said, arguing that large numerical…
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