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Lake Jackson council directs city attorney to draft downtown noise ordinance after decibel study
Summary
After police presented decibel monitoring showing strong low-frequency bass carrying into nearby neighborhoods, Lake Jackson council directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would set time and/or property-line limits for amplified outdoor music while remaining consistent with state law.
Lake Jackson — City council members on Feb. 2 directed the city attorney to draft a local ordinance to address amplified outdoor music in the downtown corridor after staff presented decibel monitoring and resident complaints showing that low-frequency bass was traveling into nearby neighborhoods.
Police and public-safety staff told the council their measurements at source locations reached roughly 99–101 decibels and that, in some residential backyards up to about 0.7 miles away, lyrics and bass could be heard. "At the source, you could see there's some that were a 101…
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