The Round Rock City Council approved a proposal to strengthen the City’s noise ordinance on second and final reading at its March 14 meeting to more effectively address loud music late at night in the downtown area.

The amendment to the current noise ordinance seeks to find balance between an active downtown with live music and quality of life for downtown residents by imposing stricter standards to the Mixed Use 1 (MU-1) zoning district in downtown. The ordinance amendment will take effect on April 15, 2019.

Beginning in spring 2018, police began more actively enforcing the noise ordinance and City staff began monitoring noise levels at various locations downtown. Staff determined the City’s current noise ordinance, which measures sound 200 feet from the property line of the source of noise, had not been effective in addressing the problem.

 

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