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News Noise ordinance update

Posted By on Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM

The Community Safety Committee met on Monday for the next round of discussions on the proposed noise ordinance changes. The main focus of that portion of the meeting was to hear public comments about the noise ordinance proposal.

Before hearing comments, city attorney Mac McCarley announced that the city of Charlotte has dropped the proposal as far as it is concerned with prohibiting live, outdoor, amplified music within 400 feet of residentially zoned areas. McCarley said "that swept up too many establishments that were not a problem."

During Monday's meeting, the committee heard comments from sides who are for and against the noise ordinance. The council noted that they have already received a large amount of feedback on the issue.

While some people proposed annual permits, time schedules or an improved version of the current ordinance, a handful of people spoke out in favor of a stricter ordinance.

Frank Caldwell, an 88-year-old resident of Elizabeth, noted that loud music is picked up by his hearing aids and causes him a great deal of pain. "We're not trying to outlaw musicians, we want a limit on the time they can play and how many hours they can play," he said.

Linda Watson, a resident of Oaklawn, noted that the amphitheatre at the N.C. Music Factory has impacted the lives of her community. "Children need to be able to go to sleep at a decent hour," she said. "I hope you're ready, because 'fight on!'"

A South Charlotte resident spoke out against a church in her neighborhood noting that praise band practice and Sunday services have registered as much as 98 decibels at her front door.

Robert Fitzpatrick with the Friends of Freedom Park noted that there are no regulations on city parks at the moment and last year Freedom Park had more than 160 hours of amplified sound.

Mayor Pro Tem and committee chair Patrick Cannon noted that he would like t

The city attorney's office is now working on a new proposal that is likely to have some kind of repeat offender clause to it. They plan on having that proposal done within the next seven to 10 days and posted on the city Web site for people to look at before the next committee meeting.

Stay tuned...

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