Council finds no explicit noise-hour windows in code, will study peer ordinances
Swisher's code contains a disorderly-conduct/noise clause but no explicit allowable/noise-hour windows; the council agreed to research neighboring cities' ordinances and return with recommended language.
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The council determined that Swisher's municipal code does not establish explicit hours for noise, so enforcement turns on a subjective disorderly-conduct standard. "So there are no hours in the city for noise," the chair said while checking the municipal code and state defaults.
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