By Catie Cheshire | Westword
Denver has grown a lot since 2008 but the city’s noise ordinance has stayed the same — until now.
The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment has finalized updates to the city noise ordinance for the first time since Barack Obama became president, with a focus on the rapid development and growth of the city.
“Anybody that’s lived in the City and County of Denver for any significant amount of time knows that our city doesn’t look the way that it did almost two decades ago,” DDPHE noise program manager Brendan Doyle told a city council committee on February 5. “We recognize a need to balance the city’s growth, the desire for activation and arts and entertainment and music events, while still holding true to our job at the public health department to protect citizens.”