Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 02-20-2024
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Consideration, discussion and possible adoption of Ordinance No. 3824, an ordinance amending the Broken Arrow Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16 - offenses - miscellaneous, Article I - in general; adding section 16-12 (8) noises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday for the Broken Arrow Events park and adjacent amphitheater shall not be deemed violations of the disturbing the peace ordinance and shall not be deemed a violation of this section; Enforcement of the subsection shall be initiated by citizen complaint; Repealing all ordinances to the contrary; Implementing and declaring an emergency
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Background:
City ordinance Section 16-12, "Disturbing the Peace, Disorderly Conduct" regulates noises that disturb the peace. The ordinance currently prohibits disturbing the peace between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the exterior of the building, structure or vehicle within which the sound originates except at specific geographical locations that currently include the Rose District/downtown area and New Orleans Square Overlay District.
This ordinance was previewed at the February 6, 2024 City Council Meeting and originally added the Broken Arrow Events Park and adjacent amphitheater to these existing location exemptions to the disturbing the peace ordinance and specifically provided that noises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. Sunday through Saturday at the Broken Arrow Events Park and adjacent amphitheater shall not be deemed violations of the disturbing the peace ordinance.
Staff has since clarified that the Noise Ordinance only requires that noises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday shall not be deemed a violation of the disturbing the peace ordinance. O...
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