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Covington council updates noise and disturbing-the-peace ordinances after public concerns
Summary
The Covington City Council on March 3 approved limited revisions to the city's noise and disturbing-the-peace ordinances to modernize enforcement language and give police clearer avenues for citations while retaining construction-noise rules; public commenters warned some language could chill protected speech.
The Covington City Council on March 3 adopted limited revisions to the city's noise-control and disturbing-the-peace ordinances, saying the updates remove outdated, technical language and better enable police to issue citations where appropriate.
Council President introduced ordinance 2026-02-01 to amend Chapter 42 (environmental/noise control) and said the changes are not a wholesale rewrite but are intended to remove barriers that had prevented officers from enforcing certain disturbances. The council kept…
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