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Oak Ridge to step up noise monitoring after Arpeggio study finds violations at Noble Metals site
Summary
City staff reported that a third-party Arpeggio noise study found violations at Noble Metals in December 2024; the city issued a notice of violation in April 2025, received a corrective action plan in May 2025, has performed spot checks showing no recent violations, and has budgeted continuous sound-monitoring equipment for FY26.
At its July work session, Oak Ridge planning staff updated the council on zoning and nuisance-abatement activity at Noble Metals, a metal-handling operation on Belgrade Road that spans three parcels (401, 351 and 335 Belgrade Road).
Jennifer Williams said residents in the Emery Hills/Emery Heights area submitted complaints about persistent noise. The city contracted Arpeggio in November 2024 to conduct a multi-day noise study; Williams said the final report, received in February 2025, "did show some violations on the part of Noble Metals." The report included…
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