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Punta Gorda to review sports-court rules and noise, lighting standards after resident complaints
Summary
Council members agreed to review and possibly revise rules around private sports courts, residential lighting and the noise ordinance after residents raised complaints; staff called the current noise ordinance insufficient and said residential lighting standards are absent from the LDRs.
The Punta Gorda City Council opened a broad review of rules for private sports courts, residential lighting and noise enforcement after council members said they received constituent complaints and social-media backlash.
Rachel Barry, signing official, told the council the city's existing noise ordinance is short and difficult to enforce: "So, our current ordinance, noise ordinance, doesn't even have the word decibel in it." She said staff will work on updating…
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