Committee begins discussion of updated noise code, including limits on gas-powered leaf blowers
Members discussed modernizing Chapter 142 (noise), proposing seasonal limits on gas-powered leaf blowers while allowing electric units, updating decibel definitions, and addressing town equipment and commercial landscaper transitions; no public hearing was scheduled at this meeting.
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Committee members discussed a proposed local law to modernize the town noise code, including a provision to limit gas-powered leaf blower use to a constrained fall season while permitting electric blowers for the remainder of the year.
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