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Noise code cited
as unenforceable
By FRANK DELLINGER
In a university town like Chapel Hill
where the big industry is education, noise
pollution has become one of the few major
environmental problems.
To remedy this situation, the Board of
Aldermen devised a noise control code for
the town which stated: "It shall be unlawful
for any person to create or assist in creating,
permit, continue or permit the continuance
of . . . noise of such character, intensity or
duration as to be detrimental to the life or
health of any individual in the Town of
Chapel Hill."
Early in 1978, the Chapel Hill Board of
Aldermen reconstructed the code, retaining
wthe previous statement as its basis. But in an
attempt to make the revised ordinance more
compact and precise, the Board created a
"Catch-22" predicament. The new code
. established definite noise limits measured
in decibels based on a national standard
called the "A-weighing scale." The scale is
designed to give an approximate evaluation
of subjective response to noise in terms of
. both loudness and annoyance when the
sound is measured by a noise-monitoring
device. -
According to the ordinance, if an
organization believes that during some
special activity they will be creating noise
which will exceed the limits of the code, they
may apply for a permit to exceed .general
sound levels from the Chapel Hill Police
Department.
The problem, explained Ben Callahan,
administrative assistant to the chief of
police, is that the permit allows a party to
exceed the noise limit by 20 decibels. This
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often creates a conflict between students and
permanent residents. - Under the present
ordinance, if the party has a permit the noise
must exceed the set standard by 20 decibels
at the time of the police monitoring to be
held in violation.' Callahan said that neither
Springfest nor any of the campus or
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the permit limit. As a result, many
complaints have been made to the police
department, but as Callahan noted, "No one
has been in violation of the ordinance since it
was changed."
Alderman Gerry Cohen agreed that there
are problems with the latest revision of the
noise code. According to Cohen, the
ordinance is currently being reviewed by a
committee of aldermen. He agrees with
Callahan that as the ordinance now stands, it
cannot be used to control noise in Chapel
Hill. Cohen said that the Board of Aidermen
will study proposals for revising the
ordinance over the summer and will meet
with student representatives in August to
prepare final revisions and compose a new
noise control code for the town!
Under the old ordinance, the complaints
of two or more people combined with the
complaint of the investigating officer were
sufficient evidence to determine any loud or
disturbing noise in violation of the city code.
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