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Resident calls pickleball courts a nuisance, seeks noise mitigation
Summary
A resident told the council that pickleball play and related behavior at nearby courts has created what she characterized as a public nuisance, cited an RCW provision, and urged the city to find ways to reduce noise or relocate courts.
During public comment, a local resident identified as Sharon urged the council to treat pickleball noise and associated conduct as a public nuisance under state law and described personal impacts from courts located adjacent to her property.
Sharon cited what she described in the record as a state code (quoted as "RCW 8.2 0.06") and said the repetitive sound of pickleball, alleged instances of public urination near a neighbor's fence, and related behavior had intruded on the peace and safety of her household. She asked the council to find ways to block out the noise and to consider relocating or otherwise mitigating the courts.
Mayor and council recognized the speaker's time limit; the mayor later said he had ordered a sanitary can be placed at Rainier Trails Park in response to resident complaints. The mayor stated that the Executive branch ordered the can and that the city would place additional sanitary cans at other parks upon request.
Why it matters: Noise and public-usage disputes at parks can trigger code-enforcement reviews, public-health considerations, and possible changes to park management or facility siting. The resident also connected the matter to the city's obligations to protect survivors of violence and to public decency standards.
Provenance: Public-comment remarks appear beginning at SEG 113 and continued through SEG 187; the mayor's clarification about sanitary can delivery appears later (SEG 362SEG 386).
