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County adopts industrial noise ordinance after months of stakeholder work; commissioners note enforcement gaps
Summary
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on May 6 adopted an industrial noise ordinance the County Council drafted, which Tanner said protects existing businesses through grandfathering while creating enforcement and appeals processes; commissioners raised questions about costs and measurement exceptions.
Brian Tanner, a member of the St. Joseph County Council, told commissioners the industrial noise ordinance before them was the product of months of outreach and technical review and "did not appear overnight." Tanner said the council process included "21 points of meaningful engagement" and "18 documented points of direct written communication" with business stakeholders and county staff, and that the final draft incorporated a telecommunications exemption adopted on the council floor.
Tanner said the ordinance protects existing industrial operators through grandfathering, shielding them "from being held in violation for noise levels they currently produce," and allows modest, defined expansions without…
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