The Sturgeon Bay Common Council approved a reworked ordinance that will curtail unreasonable, excessive, and unnecessary noise during specific times in the city. After much discussion on how the ordinance will be enforced, the council unanimously voted to approve the second reading of the municipal code. The ordinance covers noise that exceeds 55 decibels between 10 pm and 6:30 am in residential areas and 90 decibels at other times. Amplified music within commercial areas would not be allowed between 10 pm to 6:30 am during weekdays and midnight to 6:30 am on weekends. 

The council also approved the recommendation and the first reading of an ordinance to exclude the Downtown Entertainment District from open intoxicant laws, which would thus allow for a “public alcohol consumption area” from 9 am until 10 pm downtown.

In other business, the city approved two Finance/Purchasing and Building Committee recommendations.     One is for selling property at 1048 Egg Harbor Road to Cherryland Point Investments for a future multi-family housing development.  The other recommendation approved was for an intergovernmental agreement between the County of Door and the city for technical support services next year in the amount of $50,000.