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Cleveland council workshop weighs adding decibel standards and time limits to noise ordinance
Summary
City staff and the police chief urged the council to consider objective decibel thresholds and time cutoffs to address loud music, vehicle amplifiers and enforcement gaps; staff noted low-frequency 'bass' may not register on meters and will draft ordinance options.
City staff on Wednesday urged Cleveland’s council to consider revising the municipal noise ordinance to include objective decibel thresholds and clearer time limits after residents complained about loud music and vehicle amplifiers late at night. Unidentified Speaker 4, presenting comparative data from nearby cities, said options include adopting decibel standards, retaining subjective disturbance language, or creating event-specific sound permits.
The council heard that the current code relies largely on subjective language such as…
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