Noise ordinance to be reversed?

At the last Town Council meeting (August 5) the discussion of the town's noise ordinance created in 2007 especially in the HPC zones for weddings and bar mitzvahs, etc was brought up by Ken Marshall. He said that the contentious noise issue had not been resolved in mediation or in any other way. He is placing the issue on the Town Council agenda for August 26 and hopes effected parties will show up to discuss options – one of which would be to reduce the decibels back to 50 from 70 - where it was originally. This would effect Blithewold, Mount Hope Farm and Linden Place the most.

Here is the ordinance as it is amended in its first reading:

ORDINANCE NO. 2009-13

 

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT TO

CHAPTER 10

OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL

 

         IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island that Chapter 10 of the Town Code be amended as follows:

 

CHAPTER 10  ENVIRONMENT*

 

ARTICLE II.  NOISE

Sec. 10-35.  Exceptions from article provisions.

 

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

 

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(9)         The emission of sound (up to 7050 dBA) relative to weddings, bar mitzvahs, confirmations, and other similar ceremonial occasions held within HPC Zones up until 10:00 p.m. weekdays and Sundays and 11:00 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and the day before any legal holiday.

   

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