The City Council this week unanimously introduced an ordinance banning noisy machines such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers by commercial businesses within 250 feet of residential property before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m. weekdays.
The ordinance, which if adopted at the next council meeting Nov. 11 will become effective in six weeks, also bans the machines before 9 a.m. and after 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and all day Sundays. Use also would be banned on major holidays.
