The Urban County Council is reviewing an ordinance that would give police more power to write tickets for drivers whose stereo systems are cranked up loud enough to blast birds out of the sky.
Then again, it might not have to be quite that loud now to gain an officer’s attention. The proposed change gives the city’s current noise ordinance more bite and allows Lexington police to cite drivers if their stereo creates a noise disturbance that can be heard by a person “of normal hearing sensitivity” more than 10 feet away.
Police can cite drivers for loud music, but the new ordinance adds language for disturbances that can be heard more than 10 feet away, said Rick Curtis, administrative officer for the Department of Public Safety. The ordinance would reduce the volume of loud stereos on public streets, in parks and on other city-owned property.
Curtis said, “Police will not be turned into a noise patrol.
The Riverpark Neighborhood Association 