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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Law Department
Mayor's Office
DATE: July 19, 2018
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance amending Chapter 29 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances Entitled "OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS".
PURPOSE:
The proposed amendments seek to update two sections related to noise that will assist in the enforcement of Chapter 29.
BACKGROUND:
The Law Department was directed by the City Council to address issues related to the noise ordinance, specifically to address areas where the Council felt it may be lacking. After a number of meetings with City Council members, city staff, Aurora Police Department (APD) and significant research by the Law Department, a number of amendments were taken before the Government Operations Committee on May 22, 2018.
The items up for review were:
* Chapter 8 (Sec. 8-198) - Proposed to make private in-home parties subject to the noise ordinance, approved by the City Council on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
* Chapter 29 (Sec. 22 and Sec. 28)
o Sec. 22: Proposed new language that would require a permit for amplified sound.
o Sec. 28: Proposed new language that would require a permit for amplified sound and any gathering of musicians of four (4) or more in residential areas.
The language proposed significant changes, but sought to provide an avenue to directly address concerns expressed by the Council members. Following the May 22, 2018 GO Meeting (where the item was forwarded with no recommendation or requested changes), Mayor's Office Staff members met one-on-one with nearly all of the Aldermen to discuss the changes and collect feedback prior to Committee of the Whole (COW).
At the June 5, 2018 COW Meeting, the proposed Chapter 29 changes were sent back to the GO Committee and brought back for discussion on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. At the July 10, 2018 meeting, the GO Committee and city staff came to agreement on specific provisions to address concerns related to the current ordinance, striking the residential permit com...
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