HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-26-22 Public Comment - R. Walsh - Public Comment Construction Noise OrdinanceFrom:Nena Bozeman
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Subject:Public Comment: Construction Noise Ordinance
Date:Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:31:17 AM
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Honorable Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City of Bozeman Commissioners,
A change in hours allowed for construction activity should be a high priority for the City ofBozeman.
Bozeman's Northeast Neighborhood (NENA) is requesting a construction start time of
7 am (currently 6 am), an end time of 8 pm year-round (currently 10 pm in many
months of the year) and weekend hours of 8 am-6 pm.
Recognizing the city’s staffing shortages and difficulty with enforcement, it is felt
adding decibel monitoring to the ordinance is not necessary or possible at this time.
73% of NENA Residents that participated in a January of 2022 Survey support and
endorse a revised Construction Noise
Ordinance. https://www.nenabozeman.org/objectives/nena-survey
Recent changes in the size and scope of construction projects are impacting citizens’
lives for unusually long periods of time.
Current noise ordinance hours are outdated compared to other cities in our state and
region (with similar weather constraints and housing shortages), and strongly cater to
developers over citizens.
The city commission was requested to consider a change to the noise ordinance at
their March 23, 2021 meeting by a concerned citizen in the NE neighborhood. Whilethere was some forward movement to consider the ordinance change over the
ensuing months, a decision to table this consideration was made.
Doing nothing on this important issue is unacceptable to the citizens of NENA whoknow firsthand how construction noise is impacting lives throughout Bozeman.
Thank you for your consideration,
Reno Walsh
NENA President
724 N. Bozeman Ave.
406- 580-5919