Dear City of Meridian, Idaho residents. Our city is rapidly growing and with growth comes change. Our current noise ordinance for the City of Meridian is from the hours of 11 pm to 6 am. Ada county noise ordinance is currently 10 pm to 7 am. I’m requesting the City of Meridian change the hours for noise ordinance for residential areas to 11 pm to 7 am.

Telemarketers cannot call before 8 AM or after 9 PM. Households shouldn’t be awakened at 6 am to loud noises whether it be from construction, a neighbor mowing their yard, or other nuisance noises.

We have these codes to ensure our residents, our families, and our children have an adequate amount of sleep. Our health and quality of life is of the utmost importance. The current hours set forth do not allow this reasonable window of rest to exist.

I’ve provided a link from the CDC which states, “Children and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk for many health and behavior problems.“ as well as, “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has recommended that children aged 6–12 years should regularly sleep 9–12 hours per 24 hours and teenagers aged 13–18 years should sleep 8–10 hours per 24 hours.” These biological standards are known, yet our current noise ordinance only provides an 8 hour window where noise is prohibited.

With such illogical incongruities, it is therefore reasonable to request the noise ordinance be amended. Countless Meridian residents have voiced their strong and urgent opinion that this change is not only desired but necessary. However, I have yet to see action. We need to take a stand in order to see change. Please sign this petition!

https://www.cdc.gov/features/students-sleep/index.html