BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD DISCUSSION ON NOISE ORDINANCE

  

Discussion on the City of Brenham’s noise ordinance will lead Thursday’s meeting of the Brenham City Council.

A work session will be held for councilmembers to review several aspects of the noise ordinance.  Those include how the ordinance should account for noise created by traffic; how it addresses noises that are considered annoying but are still under applicable decibel limits; what noise standard should be applied when neighboring properties are in two different zoning districts; and what steps need to be taken to protect music tourism and Brenham’s “Music Friendly Community” designation.

City staff recently took decibel level readings around the city and presented the results to the economic development subcommittee.  The discussion involved removing noise provisions from the zoning ordinance, adding decibel limits to the noise nuisance ordinance, determining appropriate decibel limits for different zones and times of day, and measuring noise level at the property line of the receiving property rather than the noise maker. 

Also at Thursday’s meeting, councilmembers will act on orders calling for the council’s general election and Ward 3 special election to be held on May 6^th. 

In other items, the council will consider:

• Executive session discussion with the city attorney regarding City of Brenham v. WTG Gas Marketing, Cause No. 37573, 335^th Judicial District Court, Washington County; Aviators Plus v. City of Brenham, Cause No. 37896, 21^st Judicial District Court, Washington County; and the Texas Public Information Act, the Texas Open Meetings Act and associated legal matters.
• An amendment to the professional services agreement with Strand Associates for engineering services related to water source evaluation and water treatment plant expansion.
• A resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Texas General Land Office for the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Regional Method of Distribution Program for road and drainage improvements on Lott Lane.
• A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division for the 2023 Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program.
• An ordinance on its first reading authorizing the placement of a stop sign on Marjorie Street at the intersection of Atlow Drive.
• A resolution authorizing the acceptance of public infrastructure improvements in the Vintage Farms subdivision, Phase 5.

The council will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at Brenham City Hall.

Click here to view the agenda packet for Thursday's meeting.