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Council grants 75-dB sound variance for Taylor Road Halloween block party; council splits 6-1 on end time
Summary
Portsmouth council approved a temporary sound variance for a Halloween block party on Taylor Road, limiting sound to 75 decibels and setting a 10 p.m. end time after a 6-1 vote.
The Portsmouth Town Council approved a sound-variance request for a Halloween block party on Taylor Road in the Copper Beach neighborhood, setting a 75-decibel maximum and an earlier end time of 10 p.m.
The council opened a public hearing on the variance request and heard no in-person or online opposition. Council discussion noted that the residential noise standard is 65 decibels; the council said it would follow its recent practice by allowing a 75-dB limit for this event but limiting amplified sound to end at 10 p.m., not 11 p.m.
The motion to set the variance at 75 dB and end the sound at 10 p.m. passed 6-1. The record does not name the dissenting councilor in the audio transcript.
The applicant had requested sound from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 25; the council's approved limit shortens the permitted amplified-sound period.
