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Resident urges clearer noise ordinance after neighbor complaints
Summary
During public comment, Pam Rankhorn told the board that repeated calls about brief dog barking have drawn police attention and asked the city to clarify what constitutes an animal-noise violation, saying the calls waste city resources.
Pam Rankhorn, a resident at 4015 Awe Inspiring, used the public-comment period at the Board of Mayor & Aldermen meeting May 4 to urge the board to make the noise ordinance more specific about animal-noise violations.
"I have four dogs and over the last 7 years my neighbor has called PD or the city for my dogs barking for a couple of minutes a day," Rankhorn said. "She feels as though this is a waste of time for the Police Department as well as the city."
No board member responded to the comment in the recorded minutes; the item was recorded as public comment and no formal direction or action on the noise ordinance was taken during the meeting. The topic may be raised for future discussion if the board elects to amend enforcement guidelines or the ordinance language.
The meeting opened at 6:10 p.m. and adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
