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Magistrate fines Northwood Road restaurant $500 after police decibel readings and video evidence
Summary
After police testimony and body-worn camera video, Special Magistrate Amity Barnard found Mammati's All Day Cuisine in violation of the city's noise ordinance following a documented written warning and imposed a one-time $500 fine; separate police evidence supported an after-hours alcohol possession finding at a different incident, also resulting in a $500 fine.
Special Magistrate Amity Barnard found a Northwood Road restaurant in violation of the city's noise ordinances after reviewing body-worn camera video and sworn police testimony and imposed a one-time $500 fine.
Police evidence and officer testimony
Lieutenant Craig Davis and Officer Austin Haberkorn testified that officers responded multiple times to complaints about loud music at 439 Northwood Road. Officer Haberkorn recorded decibel-meter readings that exceeded the city's permissible limits: "The DBA... are read at 87.1, and the DBC... are read at a 100.6," he testified. The city introduced body-worn-camera video from Nov. 22 (a written warning) and Nov. 28 (the later measurement). Magistrate Barnard watched the video in court and admitted the exhibits into the record.
Owner's response
Owner Tracy Ann Arton acknowledged the events but disputed aspects of the enforcement: she said she had two simultaneous functions and contended there were multiple music sources from adjacent businesses at the time the reading was taken. She also told the magistrate she was trying to comply and asked for leniency; in court she said, "I cannot afford $500."
Magistrate ruling
Barnard found the evidence established that a written warning had been issued on Nov. 22 and that a subsequent violation occurred on Nov. 28. On that basis, she imposed a one-time $500 fine for the subsequent noise violation and ordered the respondent to keep sound levels within city limits going forward. The magistrate also directed the police to ensure copies of the videos observed are placed in the official case file.
Separate police-derived after-hours alcohol finding
In a related but distinct police-derived matter (different date and file), sworn testimony and video from an early-morning inspection on Jan. 1 supported a finding of after‑hours possession/consumption of alcohol. The magistrate treated that as a first offense and imposed a separate one-time $500 fine.
What's next
The respondent will receive a written order in the mail. Code enforcement and police staff will follow up to monitor compliance, and additional fines could be assessed if violations continue.
