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Council advances noise ordinance to expand event permit hours, allow limited annual permits
Summary
Deputy City Manager Christy Driscoll presented changes to the loud-music section of the city code to allow permitted events to run until 11 p.m. (weeknights) or midnight (weekends), offer up to eight permits totaling 12 days per year, and establish permit-denial or revocation for noncompliance; council voted 5-0 to move the ordinance to second reading.
Deputy City Manager Christy Driscoll told council the proposed amendment narrows its scope to loud music and creates a permit framework to give businesses clarity about when they may host amplified events. "This does just pertain to loud music only," Driscoll said, and staff modeled parts of the ordinance on peer cities.
Under the proposal, permitted events could run until 11 p.m. on most nights and until midnight on specified days; the draft would allow up to eight permits totaling 12 calendar days per year and give staff authority to deny or withhold future permits for applicants who violate permit terms. Council voted 5-0 to advance ordinance 36-20 to second reading, deferring a separate vote on the emergency clause.
