Do you know the City of Dunedin's Sound Ordinance AKA the Dunedin Noise Ordinance 107-41?

Here are a few facts:

1. You are in violation if you exceed 65db at  edge of your own property line from 11pm-7am.  (PCSO must take decibel reading in order for violation to occur)   

2. Anonymous complaints are not allowed (FL ST 162.21)     

3. Amplified noise/speakers are not allowed outside after 11pm    

4. Sound can momentarily exceed 65db when a door opens for entering/exiting (sounds reasonable)    

5. 65db is equivalent to a normal conversation between 2 people at 3 feet from observer (science!)  

6. Pinellas County Ordinance allows 72db between 7am-11pm   

7. Ambient noise level of Downtown Dunedin in 2008 was 65db when ordinance was created through work by both residents and businesses   

Currently there is misinformation being spread that businesses are pushing to allow amplified noise til 3AM, which is not true.   

We simply support the City Manager’s desire to clarify a portion that has confused enforcement since 2018. This clarification is important to codify the original spirit of the ordinance, which never included  “zero tolerance” for sound after 11pm.If not clarified, anyone (even residents) making any sounds after 11pm will be in violation depending on the discretion of PCSO and their neighbors. 

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