Individuals residing in unincorporated areas of Putnam County are now limited in how much noise that they can create. At its meeting on Tuesday, April 13, the Putnam County Commission approved a noise ordinance making it a misdemeanor to operate equipment or devises which produce noise levels above 90 decibels for one minute, 85 decibels for 5 minutes, or 80 decibels continuously. The ordinance, modeled after one currently in use in Berkeley County, does allow…