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Council approves noise ordinance targeting deliberate roadway engine noise, adds warning requirement
Summary
After hours of public testimony, Austin City Council adopted a revised noise ordinance aimed at deliberate, repeated vehicle engine noise (racing, revving). Council added a required warning and directed staff to study non‑vehicular motor noise before broader enforcement.
Austin City Council on Feb. 26 adopted a revised noise ordinance that creates a new enforcement tool for deliberate roadway engine noise such as repeated revving and street racing, after extended public comment and committee debate.
Residents from multiple neighborhoods described repeated high‑pitch revving and racing on routes such as FM 2222 and MoPac. “This is not occasional traffic noise,” said Lauren Earthman, who urged the council to pass the…
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