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PC narrows special-event controls: capped events, dBA guidance, dark-sky lighting
Summary
The Commission agreed the draft should restrict special events, prohibit amplified sound except in emergencies, include a dBA guideline for noise, require dark-sky-compliant lighting, limit operating hours to 8 a.m.–10 p.m., and cap daily occupancy at 100 on private recreational facilities.
Commission members split over whether amplified sound could be enforced but reached consensus to allow amplified sound only under strict guidelines and to add a decibel (dBA) limit as a practical control. The draft ordinance circulated in the packet requires compliance with dark-sky lighting standards and states quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The draft also sets operating hours for private recreational facilities between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and includes a daily occupancy cap: "Daily occupancy limited to one hundred (100) persons including staff," language that the Commission asked to carry into the clean draft for the public hearing.
