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Resident-led noise ordinance proposal referred to plan commission after public presentation
Summary
A Marshall County resident presented a detailed draft noise ordinance with decibel thresholds and penalties; commissioners agreed to forward the draft to the plan commission and asked the sheriff’s office to review enforceability.
A Marshall County resident presented a comprehensive draft countywide noise ordinance at the commissioners’ March 2 meeting and asked the board to adopt rules to help neighbors resolve persistent excessive-noise problems.
Philip (Phil) Smith described a multi-section ordinance that sets decibel thresholds, enumerates prohibited acts (amplified sound, modified vehicle exhaust, fireworks outside approved days), outlines exemptions and prescribes escalating penalties: warning for a first offense, $100 for a second…
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