HomeMy WebLinkAbout2117 Amending City Code pertaining to Noise DisturbanceBILL NO. 2025-079 oRDINANcE No. 2117
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO NOISE
DISTURBANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I -AMENDMENT. That City Code Section 210.770 is hereby amended to read as
follows ( deletions contain a strikethFough; additions are underlined):
Section 210. 770. Noise Disturbance.
A. A person commits the offense of noise disturbance if such person shall make, continue,
cause or permit to be made or continued any of the following:
1. arking dogs or other noisy animals which disturb the comfort and repose of any
person in the vicinity.
2. Use of sound-producing or reproducing equipment between the hours of 10:00 P .M.
and 7:00 A.M. that is plainly audible within a dwelling unit that is not the source of
the sound, or use of such equipment on public property or on a public right-of-way
so as to be plainly audible fifty (50) feet or more from the source of the sound. The
Board of Aldermen may grant an exemption from this Subsection to allow a person
reasonable use of public property or the right-of-way to broadcast music or speech.
3. Outdoor Concert Venue Operations.
a. Notwithstanding subsection (A)(2) of this Section, the provisions of this
subsection shall apply only to an Outdoor Concert Venue situated on a tract
of land comprising more than ten (10) acres , and expressly approved for
such use pursuant to the Citv's zoning regulations.
b. Outdoor concert or show operations conducted at such an Outdoor Concert
Venue shall comply with the following curfews:
Sundav through Thursday: All amplified sound associated with concert
operations shall cease no later than 11:00 P.M. after which the provisions
of Subsection (A)(2) shall a pply .
Friday and Saturday: All amplified sound associated with concert
operations shall cease no later than 11:30 P.M., after which the provisions
of Subsection (A )(2) shall apply.
c. In the event concert or show operations are tem porarily sus pended due to
inclement weather .such operations may resume beyond the curfew
established above :provided, however, that in no case shall operations
continue later than 1 00 A.M., and only upon review and approval of the
Chief of Police or his/her designee.
d. For purposes of this subsection. "inclement weather" shall mean any of the
following:
1. Conditions during which the National Weather Service has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Tornado Warning. or other Severe
Weather Warning impacting the Cite; or
2. Conditions in which lightning or other hazardous weather conditions
are present in the vicinity that i) in the reasonable iudgment of the
venue operator, subject to confirmation by the Chief of Police or
his/her designee, or ii) in the independent judgment of the Chief of
Police or his/her designee. pose a threat to the safety ofpgrformers.
staff, or attendees.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the Director of Community
Development may grant a temporary permit waiver to Subsection (A)(2) of this Section for
after-hours construction activity if the Director determines that the impact to the public
health, safety, and welfare is not outweighed by the public benefits resulting from the
construction activity. If approved by the Director, the applicant is required to provide
written notice to any residential areas within one thousand (1,000) feet no less than twenty-
four (24) hours prior to the beginning of the construction activity. The Director may revoke
any issued temporary permit waiver if the Director subsequently determines that the impact
to the public health, safety, and welfare outweighs the public benefits resulting from the
construction activity.
SECTION 2— EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and, approval.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of
Riverside this 7th day of October, 2025.
M •or Kathleen L. Rose
ATTEST:
Melissa McChesney,-City Oerk