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Resident urges clearer rules on venue noise, bass measurement and lower fees for community events
Summary
A public commenter described noise conflicts in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood, criticized how bass is measured, and said high permit fees block small community events. Commissioners agreed to add the topic to a future agenda for follow-up.
During public communications, resident Ryan Saunders raised concerns about interactions between commercial businesses that host live music and nearby residences in East Cesar Chavez. Saunders urged clearer rules and better enforcement around noise from venues that open doors or roll up garage doors, and he said current enforcement tools under the city’s outdoor-amplified-sound guidelines do not capture low-frequency bass, which residents still feel.
Saunders described a specific permitting burden for community events: when he and a local gallery tried to organize an alley cleanup and mural project, preliminary steps with the city…
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