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Council greenlights two-day sound test at Irvine Bowl and directs study of best practices to set new policy
Summary
Council approved a short suspension of the current 70-decibel limit to allow in-the-field sound measurements during a November concert, authorized consultant work and asked staff and council representatives to study Santa Barbara Bowl practices and return with recommended standards.
The City Council approved a staff proposal to suspend part of the Irvine Bowl sound policy for a short, two-day test and authorized a consultant to measure and analyze sound during a live festival concert in November.
Background: The Irvine Bowl policy committee deadlocked earlier this year on whether to allow increases to the neighborhood sound boundary limit (currently 70 dB at the neighborhood line). Staff retained Rincon consultants to test concert simulations and recommended measuring sound at a live event before considering long-term policy changes.
What the council approved: - A limited suspension of the sound policy tied to a two-day concert event (staff later clarified it is…
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