Clayton police Lt. Matt Hamlin said the idea behind the ordinance is to protect peace and quiet.
But others in this city of 13,200, including long-time Clayton resident Michael Mamula, say the ordinance is not needed.
“I don’t think it’s necessary,” Mamula said. “It doesn’t bother us.”
Hamlin defended the ordinance, stating that the goal is to have truckers park at designated overnight stays instead of gas stations and empty parking lots.
The new ordinance also applies to private properties, including generators, cars and machines that could disturb nighttime quiet.
“If you’re out warming up your car and you have a bad muffler,” Hamlin said, it could mean you are “disturbing the peace.”
Hamlin said violators will receive a written warning for the first two violations, but the third offense will result in a citation.
— Staff Writer William Garbe is a senior at the University of Dayton.
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