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City Noise Prohibitions and Enforcement - For the purpose of updating the Annapolis City Code noise prohibition section by adding a ban on certain noise in residential areas; expanding enforcement; and generally related to noise prohibitions.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 28-23
Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by: Alds. Savidge, O'Neill, Arnett
Referred to:
Public Safety Committee
Environmental Matters Committee
Rules & City Government Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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City Noise Prohibitions and Enforcement
FOR the purpose of updating the Annapolis City Code noise prohibition section by adding a ban on certain noise in residential areas; expanding enforcement; and generally related to noise prohibitions.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2023 Edition
11.12.020
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Title 11 - PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 11.12 - Public Peace and Order
Section 11.12.020 Noise prohibition.
A. Code of Maryland Regulations 26.02.03.01 and 26.02.03.02, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted as the Environmental Noise Standards of the City of Annapolis except that the maximum decibel levels allowed within the City of Annapolis are set forth in the following table, which table shall supersede Code of Maryland Regulation 26.02.03.02 Table 1:
Area or activity
Maximum decibel level may not exceed:
Daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Nighttime hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Residential zoning districts as identified in Chapter 21.40
65 dBA
55 dBA
Office and mixed use districts as identified in Chapter 21.44
67 dBA
62 dBA
Commercial and industrial zoning districts as identified in Chapter 21.42
75 dBA
75 dBA
B. Code of Maryland Regulations 11.14.07.02 through 11.14.07.12 , as amended from tim...
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