Title/Name/Summary
An Ordinance Amending Title 6 (Health, Nuisances) Chapter 4 (Noise Control) Section 16-4-2-1 (Loud Noises Prohibited)
History
As the governing document for the community, the Village Code is vital to a successfully managed municipality. Included in the Village Code are local laws that describe how the municipal government is structured, the duties and services the Village is responsible for, how public safety is provided in the community, the regulations that help ensure properties are used and maintained properly, and much more. As part of its continuing improvement efforts, the Village is undergoing a thorough review of the Village Code to update the existing code and ensure compliance with general law, remove obsolete and/or redundant provisions and supplement with best practices and necessary additions. While updates to various individual portions of the code are routine, this is the first time that the entire code will be subjected to a full review.
Title 6, Chapter 4 Noise Control, Section 6-4-2-1 Loud Noises Prohibited.
This section of the code is being strengthened to enforce against excessive, unnecessary, or unusually loud or amplified noises that can unreasonably disturb the quiet enjoyment of property or interfere with the welfare of the community.
Language is being added that limits the time for loud noises to between the hours of 10:00 p.m to 7:00 a.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Friday’s and Saturday’s.
Criteria for determining if a sound is unreasonably loud include proximity to sleeping areas, land use, time of day, and the duration of the sound. The amendment continues by identifying acts that would constitute a nuisance under this section. Shouting, yelling or similar, stereos, radios or similar devices, and lawnmowers or similar. The regulations regarding lawn mowers in residential or commercial areas refers to operation of these devices between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Language is being added regulating noise at special events. On municipal owned or commercial property amplified noise from such events shall cease at 11:00 p.m. and not begin sooner than 7:00 a.m. and not be nearer than 75 feet of residential properties surrounding the event. In residential areas, the same hour limitations apply but it cannot be nearer than 20 feet of surrounding residential property.
The Fine Schedule was updated to include the fine range of $250.00 - $1,000.00.
This matter was reviewed and recommended at the March 16, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting and is now is now before the Village Board for consideration.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve an Ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 6 (HEALTH, NUISANCES) CHAPTER 4 (NOISE CONTROL) SECTIONS 16-4-2-1 (LOUD NOISES PROHIBITED)”