Residents near Kimball Junction said noisy delivery trucks with drivers who push loaded crates down clanging metal ramps have created an unbearable racket in their neighborhood.

An ordinance in Summit County prohibits deliveries before 7 a.m. But some who showed up at a County Council meeting last week claimed that drivers are causing ear-splitting noise near Redstone and Newpark as early as 3 a.m.

Homeowners in Redstone live alongside restaurants, a movie theater and bowling alley. But when they purchased their condominiums they were told deliveries were banned between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., said Cody Steggell, property manager for Foxpoint at Redstone.

Steggell represents the owners of several condos. He said most of the homeowners are OK with loosening the restriction to allow deliveries after 6 a.m.

But councilpersons have considered changing the noise ordinance to allow deliveries at any time in mixed-use areas like Redstone and Newpark.

Redstone resident Bob Berube said that is unacceptable.

“I’ve been out there with the sheriff’s deputy as early as 4:30 in the morning,” Berube said.

According to Berube, the deputy said he was told not to issue noise citations even when drivers are in violation of the rule.

“I’ve signed numerous complaints,” Berube said.

Kimball Junction resident Sarah Lemire said county officials have refused to enforce the restrictions against delivery drivers.

“Don’t let it be 24/7,” she told the County Council. “It will be impossible.”

Eliminating the delivery restrictions would “put the burden 100 percent on the residential side,” Redstone homeowner Randy Newkirk said.

“At least insist the staff do a real survey of more established communities that have wrestled with this,” he said, speaking to councilpersons Feb. 16.

Candice Chaney lives near Hapa Grill in Redstone. She claimed the restaurant has received truck deliveries as early as 3 a.m.

When he purchased his Redstone home, John Gurrola said he was told the noise ordinance would not change.

“I certainly don’t want trucks coming in after 10 o’clock at night,” Gurrola said.

Businesses owners who receive the early morning deliveries at Kimball Junction have claimed that restaurants in Park City are a higher priority for drivers, requiring them to schedule their deliveries before trucks head into town.

“We’ve simply allowed drivers prior to 7 a.m. because we can’t get them otherwise,” said Teresa Wharton, retail property manager at Newpark.

Under a proposed noise ordinance drivers may deliver at any time in Redstone and Newpark. But council members delayed a vote on the new measure last week.

“It sounds like we still have problems,” County Councilman David Ure said. “I don’t have a solution right now.”

According to Councilwoman Claudia McMullin, “it does seem unreasonable to make deliveries at 3 o’clock in the morning.”

She suggested that the start time for drivers could change to 5 a.m.

A group of Kmball Junction business people recently told councilpersons they may not be able to receive deliveries if the restrictions are not removed.

The concerns of the businesses should not be dismissed, County Councilman John Hanrahan said.

“We’re just at such an impasse,” Hanrahan said. “Right now we have a lose-lose.”

Deputy County Attorney Helen Strachan said drivers who deliver late in the morning cause parking and traffic problems in the neighborhoods.

She has recommended the County Council wipe out the restrictions on delivery times near Kimball Junction by approving the new measure.

“This is a public health and safety issue,” Strachan said. “We’re allowed to make those changes.”

Within a month members of the County Council may review the proposed changes again and possibly make a decision about whether to alter the noise ordinance.

In mixed-use communities, County Councilman Chris Robinson said he is not in favor of allowing noisy deliveries before 5:30 a.m.