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Council reviews tighter noise code with decibel thresholds, engine-brake ban
Summary
City staff returned with the second reading of an overhaul to Dublin’s noise code that adds quantitative decibel limits, clarifies disorderly-conduct provisions (50-foot rule) and explicitly includes motorcycles in the motor-vehicle definition; staff recommended adoption and answered council questions about enforcement and permitted events.
City staff presented a second-reading public hearing on amendments to Dublin’s noise code, introducing measurable decibel limits, revising disorderly-conduct language and adding a prohibition on engine braking.
Jeanne Willis, the staff presenter, told council the revisions delete a separate motorcycle definition and explicitly include motorcycles under “motor vehicle,” add section 72.022 prohibiting engine brakes, and clarify how the 50-foot distance in disorderly conduct will…
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