[Vision2020] New NO info...

[Garrett Clevenger]

Donovan,

This stated intent of the noise ordinance amendment,
according the the police who wrote it, is to target
repeat offenders, what they call "party houses" which
comprise 17% of all noise complaints.

That being the case, I am proposing language that
specfies what those offenses are: loud music during
the night. (yelling and the like are covered by our
current NO)

Living around other people, I don't think it is
realistic to expect no "noise" at all times.  But if
you are bothered, you still have the right to complain
and those people face being cited.

I am a light sleeper and have discovered "white noise"
is an incredible sleep aid.  I use a fan and it blocks
out much random noise that otherwise would wake me.

If the noise ordinance I provided a link to works for
Boise, our state capital, it seems like it is a good
model to use.  The text I provided can either
suplement our current NO, or be a framework to build
around.

Many of the other noise issues you brought up are
covered by our current NO, so I did not address them. 
Barking dogs is covered in another section.

For those who want to see our current NO, it is here:

http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE10/chapter11.pdf
 
--- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Garrett,
>    
>   One of the reasons I dislike the time frame is
> that it seems to be saying it is OK to disrupt the
> sleep of those that work graveyard, but not OK to
> disrupt the 9-5 ers. Having worked graveyard before,
> I don't like this wording. 
>    
>   This ordinance also doesn't address lawnmowers,
> barking dogs, crying babies, noisy children, loud
> singing, and automobiles, all of which can be very
> disturbing. 
>    
>   Boise does also have a provision regarding the
> behavior of barking dogs. 
>    
>   Best,
>    
>   Donovan
> 
> Garrett Clevenger <garrettmc at verizon.net> wrote:
>   No new NOers,
> 
> I received an informative email from Linda Pall and
> we
> may be on our way to finding reasonable language.
> She
> spoke with Judge Hamlett, who pointed her towards
> Boise's Noise Ordinace:
> 
>
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/City_Clerk/PDF/CityCode/Title6/0620.pdf
> 
> Basically, it make's this illegal:
> 
> LOUD AMPLIFICATION DEVICE: 
> Any equipment designed or used for sound production,
> reproduction, or amplification, including, but not
> limited to any radio, television, phonograph,
> musical
> instrument, stereo, tape player, compact disc
> player,
> loud speaker, public address (P.A.) system, sound 
> amplifier, or comparable sound broadcasting device. 
> 
> 
> if this occurs:
> 
> A. is plainly audible within any place of residence
> not the source of the sound, or, 
> 
> B. is plainly audible upon a public right-of-way or
> street at a distance of one hundred (100) feet or
> more
> from the source of such sound. 
> 
> 
> I could live with similar language of this
> ordinance.
> For our NO, I'd like to add:
> 
> 1 month warning period
> Police can issue ticket without complaint between
> hours of 10pm and 7am 
> Neighbors have to complain outside of the above time
> frame
> 
> I've added >>> BOLDED TEXT <<< to the Boise code to
> clear this up:
> 
> 
> Section 6-20-04 ENFORCEMENT 
> 
> A. Peace officer citation. >>> DURING HOURS BETWEEN
> 10 P.M. AND 7 A.M. <<< Any >>>MOSCOW<<< City peace
> officer or person empowered to enforce this
> provision
> of the >>>MOSCOW<<< City Code is authorized to issue
> a
> uniform citation upon his own observation of a
> violation without the necessity of a citizen
> complainant's signature on said citation >>AFTER
> FIRST
> ISSUING 1 WARNING TO OFFENDER AND OFFENDER REPEATS
> VIOLATION WITHIN 1 MONTH PERIOD <<<. By signing the
> citation officer or person is certifying that he has
> reasonable grounds to believe that the person cited 
> committed the offense contrary to law. 
> 
> B. Citizen citation. A uniform citation may also be
> signed 
> by any citizen or person in whose presence an
> alleged 
> violation of this Ordinance occurred and be
> witnessed
> by a 
> >>>MOSCOW<<< City peace officer or person empowered
> to
> enforce 
> this provision of the >>>MOSCOW<<< City Code whose
> name shall be 
> endorsed on the citation >>AFTER FIRST ISSUING 1
> WARNING TO OFFENDER AND OFFENDER REPEATS VIOLATION
> WITHIN 1 MONTH PERIOD <<<
> 
> 
> That seems reasonable to me. What do you think?