Council work session refines draft noise ordinance after public comment
Jul 30, 2026
At a July 30 Town of Nashville work session, councilors reviewed draft Noise Ordinance v8, heard residents and musicians urge protections for live music, and debated whether to keep a hybrid 'reasonableness with objective guidelines' approach or adopt strict decibel limits or a permit-only model.
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The Town of Nashville held a council work session July 30 focused on draft Noise Ordinance v8, intended to replace an older ordinance the town marshal found too vague to enforce. The meeting combined a staff presentation of the draft, a review of a public survey, an extended public-comment period and detailed line-by-line discussion of enforcement mechanics.
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