In public comments at the Moab City Council meeting on Sept. 14, council members expressed alarm at how the circumstance of recent resignations of city staff had been communicated both
At their regular, in-person meeting on Tuesday, the Moab City Council heard presentations, discussed and voted on several issues regarding the budget, electric bicycles, zoning and this year’s local elections.
At their regular meeting on April 13, the Moab City Council discussed a proposed noise control ordinance draft for the city. The ordinance covers potential noise pollution from musical instruments to construction, but the primary subject of debate is the section on vehicular noise.
The Grand County Commission also debated the issue of vehicular noise at two workshops last week, focusing on limiting fleet sizes and changing land-use codes.
âThe City of Moab is facing an excessive noise problem. The council has heard from citizens that their sleep is being affected, they canât open their windows at night, and in general their health is being affected as well as their enjoyment of their property,â said City Attorney Laurie Simonson. âThe council has also heard that the noise is keeping people from visiting Moab, so itâs affecting our economy.â
Moab City Attorney Laurie Simonson summarized steps the city has already taken toward mitigating street noise at a city council workshop on March 9: It has implemented a 15 mile-per-hour speed limit for off-highway vehicles like UTVs and ATVs on city streets, placed a moratorium on licenses for new UTV-related businesses, and placed a moratorium on on special event permits for ATV events.
After the defeat of a proposed state law that would have allowed Moab to place a nighttime curfew on OHVs, the council discussed revising the cityâs existing noise ordinance and approaches to enforcement and touched on coordinating on noise issues with other authorities like Grand County and the Bureau of Land Management.