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Residents urge moratorium on amplified outdoor sound as enforcement complaints grow
Summary
Public commenters at the Raleigh City Council meeting said officers are entering homes to judge noise, reported inconsistent enforcement of the noise ordinance in Glenwood South and 5 Points, and called for a temporary moratorium on amplified sound while the city develops a solution.
Woody Biggs, a Glenwood South resident, told the Raleigh City Council during the public-comment period that inconsistent enforcement of the city’s noise rules is leaving nearby residents without relief.
“It’s not because RPD enforced the noise ordinance properly,” Biggs said. “RPD has started wanting to come into our homes, and that's not in the ordinance…Officers went into a Paramount condo and told a couple, ‘it is loud in here, but you can have a conversation over the level of the music’ — so he deemed it reasonable.”
The complaint centers on amplified outdoor music from bars…
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