Soothing or maddening? Winter Park adopts new Pickleball rules to address noise complaints

The Brief

Like the sound of tennis, some people find the sound of players batting a pickleball back and forth – pop, pop, pop – to be soothing, while others may find it maddening. That has led the City of Winter Park to adopt new rules on pickleball courts to help alleviate noise complaints from those who live close to them.

The backstory:

The City of Winter Park recently voted unanimously to update zoning codes related to pickleball courts.

Under the new rules, new pickleball courts have to:

The new rules come as pickleball has seen a massive surge in popularity, which has led to more players learning the sport and competing, as well as an increase in noise complaints from those who live near these new courts. These new rules do not apply to already built courts; they only apply to f