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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 12, 2024 Page 4 1 Staff had recommended 9:00 p.m. and the Planning Commission recommendation was to 2 maintain the 10:00 p.m. deadline. 3 4 Councilmember Jenson asked what drove the rationale to changing it to 9:00 p.m. and Mr. 5 Grittman responded it was an attempt to sync the noise related times in the Ordinance. Those 6 responding to noise complaints would have one time to consider. The Planning Commission 7 suggested distinguishing between the different types of noises. Event permits are necessary for 8 noises going beyond the time specified in the Ordinance. 9 10 Mayor Webster asked for Council comments regarding 9:00 p.m. versus 10:00 p.m. 11 Councilmember Randle stated he would be inclined to go with Staff’s recommendation. 12 Councilmember Doolan stated at the Planning Commission there were comments about 9:00 13 p.m. still being light out in the summer months. Councilmember Jenson stated this is related to 14 boom boxes or smart speakers being played loudly. Councilmember Stephens asked about 15 VillageFest and Mayor Webster stated a special event permit is used. Mayor Webster stated 16 parks close at 10:00 p.m. Councilmember Stephens asked what the harm would be putting it at 17 10:00 p.m. Mr. Grittman stated this was more a convenience approach to having one time. 18 Councilmember Jenson asked Mr. Yunker how many complaints are received. Mr. Yunker stated 19 he is not aware of every complaint that goes to Code. It is important to keep in mind that the 20 intent is for consistency in the Code. Councilmember Doolan asked if park rentals would need to 21 be reminded that noise could not occur after 9:00 p.m. Mr. Grittman stated the measurement is if 22 it is plainly audible at the property line. Mayor Webster stated she can see the value of 23 consistency from staff’s perspective. Mayor Webster suggested a guideline of 10:00 p.m. until 24 7:00 a.m. for quiet time. 25 26 The consensus was to be consistent in the Code and keep the time at 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. 27 seven days a week. 28 29 Mr. Grittman stated other Planning Commission discussions were related to weekends and lawn 30 mowing. The Planning Commission left the threshold for noise up at 9:00 a.m. 31 32 Mr. Grittman referred to Section 2 which defines what landscape screening means. This explains 33 the minimum standard expectation to clarify a baseline. Councilmember Stephens stated she 34 likes the additional information. Councilmember Stephens suggested regarding fencing between 35 neighbors and who maintains the weeds. Mr. Grittman stated this would be considered a civil 36 matter between neighbors. Councilmember Jenson stated he is fairly comfortable with the 37 wording. 38 39 Mr. Grittman stated in Section 3 this is a cleaning up of the wording. The Parking language was 40 moved to another portion of the Code. This amendment was done a year ago. Councilmember 41 Doolan asked about the storage of pipe, lumber or steel and suggested screening be allowed 42 instead of fence. Mr. Grittman stated landscape screening could be added to that section as an 43 option. Councilmember Stephens asked if the parking section wording was changed. Mr. 44 Grittman stated it has changed quite a bit. Councilmember Stephens asked how many cars can be 45 parked and Mr. Grittman believes it is four but is not certain. 46 8