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Lake Jackson council sends draft amplified-sound ordinance to downtown businesses ahead of March reading
Summary
Council reviewed a draft ordinance to restrict amplified sound and agreed to distribute the draft to downtown establishments for comment before a first reading scheduled in March. Staff and council members discussed measurement methods, bass/vibration concerns and enforcement tools for police.
The Lake Jackson City Council on Feb. 17 reviewed a draft ordinance that would restrict amplified sound at night and set daytime decibel limits measured at property lines, and directed staff to send the draft to downtown businesses for comment ahead of a first reading in March.
City staff attorney Miss Russell described the draft’s definitions and measurement approach, saying the ordinance is written to align with state law and to measure sound at the…
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