Noise ordinance reviewed

An ordinance of the Saratoga Municipal Code pertaining to disturbing the neighborhood needs further examination, Councilman Steve Wilcoxson told council members at the Saratoga Town Council meeting on Sept. 16.

Ordinance 9.20.050 states “No person shall between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. maliciously or wilfully disturb the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or family within the town limits by loud or unusual noises or by tumultuous or offensive carriage, threatening, quarreling, challenging to fight or fighting.” Wilcoxson explained the ordinance poses a problem for industry in the...