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% <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <5v V, ^ <br />Date: DecembCT^J|J 996 <br />Item No.n <br />Department Approval: A ^ Administrator Reviewed: <br />Name: Michael P. Gaffron <br />Title: Asst. Planning & Zoning Adm'nistrator <br />Agenda Section: <br />Item Description: REVISIONS TO NOISE ORDINANCE <br />Exhibits:A - Draft Noise Ordinance <br />B - Compilation ofExisting Noise Ordinances <br />In November Council was provided with a draft noise ordinance which would replace a number of <br />sections in the existing code and add new provisions. That draft has now undergone additional <br />review and revisions by staff and is presented for Council review and adoption. Police Chief Gary <br />Cheswick will be available for questions at the meeting. <br />Background <br />The current noise ordinances are found in six different sections of the Orono Municipal Code, often <br />making it difficult to locate the correct reference. The existing code has a number of flaws which <br />make it difficult to interpret and administer: <br />1.It lacks definition, often making it extremely difficult or impossible to determine <br />whethei a violation exists. <br />2.With no defined standards in place, it is difficult to provide a complainant or a <br />potential violator with an accurate understanding of the City's expectations. <br />3.Current code has limited enforcement capability: <br />- doesn’t specify times when noise is allowable/not allowable <br />- doesn't specify limits on sound level <br />- doesn't specify locations or borders at which sound level is measured <br />4.The public nuisance sections contain standards which are too broad in scope to be <br />enforceable. <br />5. The current code does not comprehensively address both the human and mechanical <br />noise elements. <br />i