SB295 Summary

• Proposes a local constitutional amendment for Madison County to authorize the County Commission to adopt and enforce ordinances regulating noise levels in unincorporated areas outside municipal corporate limits.

• Authorizes the Madison County Commission to prohibit excessive noise, regulate and control noise levels, and address public nuisances caused by excessive noise to protect citizen health, safety, welfare, and quality of life.

• Permits criminal penalties for violations not to exceed Class C misdemeanor penalties.

• Exempts noise produced in the ordinary course of business by industrial manufacturing or farming facilities and activities from regulation.

• Requires a local election on the proposed amendment conducted according to Sections 284 and 284.01 of the Alabama Constitution and state election laws.