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Resident says Austin noise rules leave gaps between bars and nearby homes
Summary
A District 3 resident told the Zoning and Planning Commission that parts of the city’s noise rules — including how 'outdoor music venue' is defined and which agencies enforce amplified-sound complaints — create enforcement gaps for mixed-use blocks near homes.
Ryan Saunders, a District 3 resident, told the Zoning and Planning Commission on July 15 that gaps in Austin’s noise rules allow commercial music and DJs near homes with limited recourse for neighbors.
Saunders said the city’s code treats a commercial property that uses sound equipment ‘‘not fully enclosed by permanent solid walls and a roof’’ as an "outdoor music venue," which requires a permit. But he told commissioners that features such as glass garage doors or open windows mean some bars near his home are not being treated as outdoor venues and so avoid outdoor music-venue limits.
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