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After long debate, Ross council agrees not to retroactively restrict existing private pickleball courts; seeks standards for new courts
Summary
Council settled on leaving existing private and permitted courts as-is but asked staff to return with options for new private sports courts: possible neighborhood outreach/contiguous-neighbor sign-off, a noise-study standard (examples discussed: a 4-hour playing window and 55-dBA weighting), or conditions in design review. Staff will return with proposed language and outreach.
After more than two hours of public comment and council discussion, the Ross Town Council reached a working consensus: do not impose retroactive restrictions on existing private or CUP-covered courts, and direct staff to develop options for permitting prospective new private pickleball courts.
Planning Director Roberta Feliciano summarized staff findings on quieter equipment and mitigation. She said the national governing body now certifies "quiet" paddles (e.g., the "owl" category) and that foam balls can reduce impact noise; she also reported 31 public comments received by the…
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