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Council hears proposed vehicle-noise ordinance setting decibel thresholds; staff to revise motorcycle definition
Summary
Staff introduced Ordinance 01-26 to add objective decibel thresholds for amplified speakers and engine noise (80 dB for speakers; 86 dB for ≤35 mph roads; 90 dB for higher-speed roads), add an engine-brake restriction, and create a public-nuisance subsection; staff will revise the motor-vehicle definition to include motorcycles and return for a Feb. 9 second reading.
City staff presented Ordinance 01-26 on Jan. 20, proposing amendments to Dublin’s codified ordinances to address vehicular and environmental noise by adding measurable thresholds, an engine-brake restriction and a public-nuisance provision.
Jeanne Willis, the staff presenter, summarized the proposal: a proposed 80-decibel threshold for motor-vehicle speaker or amplifier noise and duration-based rules (an 80 dB threshold with a 15‑minute duration for disorderly conduct and…
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