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Ross Council weighs limits on private pickleball courts after noisy-court complaints
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate, Ross staff were directed to draft rules limiting private pickleball as a residential use — including a 250-foot distance guideline or a requirement for a noise study and mitigation — and to pause consideration of pending sports-court applications while outreach continues.
Ross — A drawn-out debate over whether private pickleball courts should be allowed in residential parts of Ross ended Tuesday with the Town Council directing staff to craft an ordinance that would sharply limit new pickleball uses while the council seeks more public input.
The discussion followed a staff presentation on options ranging from an outright prohibition within 250 feet of a property line to requiring a conditional-use permit supported by a sound study and mitigation measures. Staff said the town’s existing exterior residential noise limit is 55 decibels and that, without mitigation, pickleball play would likely exceed that limit at typical property lines.
"The noise limit for exterior use areas is set at 55 decibels," staff told the council as part of the planning briefing.…
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