SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
An Ordinance to Amend The Code of DeKalb County, Georgia Chapter 16 Pertaining To Regulation Of Sound And For Other Purposes.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. “Ted” Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
An ordinance to amend the code of DeKalb County, Georgia Chapter 16 pertaining to regulation of sound. This includes establishing daytime sound and nighttime sound regulations. This amendment also seeks to adjust motorized landscape maintenance device hours of operation and establish holiday restrictions.
NEED/IMPACT:
This amendment seeks to improve upon DeKalb County’s existing noise ordinance by establishing daytime sound regulations, measured in decibels. This new approach takes into consideration how residents may feel differently about daytime and nighttime sound and establishes a baseline for measurement of daytime sound. This resolution also adjusts motorized landscape device hours of operation and implements holiday restrictions.
This amendment seeks to further reduce noise pollution which will protect and preserve the health, safety, and general welfare of the County. District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears is a co-sponsor of this item.
The ordinance amendment is attached.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Unknown at this time
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the amendment to the DeKalb County, Georgia Chapter 16 code and authorize the chief executive officer or delegate to execute all necessary documents.