CITY NOISE ORDINANCE CHANGES APPROVED

THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL HAS GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL TO A NEW NOISE ORDINANCE REGARDING LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE CITY.

THE NEW ORDINANCE EXTENDS THE TIME ALLOWED FOR OUTDOOR CONCERTS AND SIMILAR EVENTS TO RUN UNTIL 1:30AM. IT ALSO DOUBLES THE AMOUNT OF VIOLATIONS ALLOWED FROM ONE TO TWO WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD FOR A SOUND PERMIT TO BE DENIED.

COUNCILWOMAN RHONDA CAPRON, WHOSE BAR BUSINESS WOULD BENEFIT BY THE ORDINANCE, SUPPORTED THE MEASURE, WHILE MAYOR BOB SCOTT AND COUNCILMAN TOM PADGETT EXPRESSED SOME RESERVATIONS:



THE MEASURE PASSED 4-1, WITH  ONLY COUNCILMAN KEITH RADIG VOTING NO.