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Yuma County board sends proposed noise ordinance back to Planning & Zoning after mixed public comment
Summary
After hours of testimony both for and against, the Board voted to send the proposed county noise-control ordinance back to the Planning & Zoning Commission for further review, citing concerns about enforcement, county islands next to city neighborhoods, and exemptions for generators and construction hours.
Planning staff presented a draft county noise-control ordinance intended to regulate excessive noise in unincorporated areas, summarize Planning & Zoning Commission recommendations (including exemptions for generators on certain off-grid properties and modified construction hours in summer) and to introduce an objective enforcement standard (a decibel threshold or plain-audible test).
Public commenters were split. Ronnie Rubino urged the Board to align quiet hours with the city and to adopt objective decibel limits,…
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