Geoff Gaston is playing pickleball with his wife Katherine at Smoky Hill Metropolitan District Court in Centennial, Colorado on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
The residents are asking the Douglas County District Court to order the city and district to shut down the courts until they construct a “soundproof structure” around them. The residents said they’ve conducted sound studies that found the noise has hit 62.1 decibels. State law allows for noise up to 55 decibels between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., and 50 decibels after hours, in residential areas, with a lower maximum for “shrill” noises, which the plaintiffs believe the pickleball hits qualify as.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: