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Commission grants conditional permit to Gray Area/Grama Area after neighborhood sound concerns; bass limits and isolators required
Summary
After neighbors described intrusive low‑frequency noise, the Entertainment Commission conditionally approved a permit for Grama Area (Gray Area) requiring removal or mitigation of low bass below 50 Hz, seismic isolation for bass cabinets, monthly event calendars to police, and a passing post‑installation sound inspection.
The Entertainment Commission approved a conditional place‑of‑entertainment permit for the Grama Area/Gray Area theater on June 2, 2015, after extensive testimony from the applicant, acoustical consultants and neighbors about ongoing bass and vibration complaints.
Gray Area representatives (Josette and production staff) said they have reconfigured the venue’s sound system from a front‑stack configuration to an 8‑channel surround array, covered exposed ducting that had been radiating sound into neighboring units, installed sound curtains and limiters, and begun doing on‑site neighbor sound checks. They presented a written outreach log and said they had engaged acoustic…
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