Legal Opinion
Manlove v. Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2009No. S09A0118PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellants challenge the constitutionality of appellee’s noise ordinance which prohibits sounds that are “plainly audible” from a distance of 300 feet at any time, except that, after 11:00 p.m. on weeknights and after midnight on weekends, the distance is reduced to 100 feet. See Athens-Clarke County Ordinance § 3-5-24 (c) (1), (2). The ordinance also prohibits sounds from inside an apartment, townhome, or other similar dwelling that are plainly audible five feet from the boundaries of the dwelling. Athens-Clarke County Ordinance § 3-5-24 (c) (3). The maximum penalty for…
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