City of Oregon City - File #: 15-233

• File #: 15-233
• Version: 1
• Name: 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 15-1004, Noise Ordinance
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Second Reading
• File created: 4/10/2015
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 5/6/2015
• Title: First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-1004, An Ordinance Amending Title 9.12 - Offenses Against Public Peace and Decency; Repealing Chapter 9.12.010 - Disturbing the Peace, Enacting with Chapter 9.12.020 - Disturbing the Peace
• Sponsors: James Band

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2015	1	City Commission	approve on first reading	Pass

Title

First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-1004, An Ordinance Amending Title 9.12 - Offenses Against Public Peace and Decency; Repealing Chapter 9.12.010 - Disturbing the Peace, Enacting with Chapter 9.12.020 - Disturbing the Peace

Body

RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):

Staff recommends the City Commission approve the repealing of Chapter 9.12.010: Disturbing the Peace and enacting of Chapter 9.12.020; Disturbing the Peace.

BACKGROUND:

Chapter 9.12.010 of the Oregon City Municipal Code is vague in the definition of acceptable level of noise.  The proposed Chapter 9.12.020 is enacted to protect, preserve, and promote the health, safety, welfare, peace and quiet of the citizens of Oregon City through the reduction, control, and prevention of loud and raucous noise, or any noise which unreasonably disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety, or causes public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to reasonable persons of ordinary sensitivity.