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Nags Head panel overturns crowd‑permit denial for OBX Rod & Custom Festival, imposes noise and enforcement conditions
Summary
After a lengthy quasi‑judicial appeal, the Board of Commissioners directed staff to approve GarageBand Charities’ crowd‑gathering permit for the OBX Rod & Custom Festival, contingent on a series of noise, vehicle and enforcement conditions including a 9 p.m. engine‑noise curfew and a required after‑action meeting.
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners voted March 4 to reverse a staff denial and allow GarageBand Charities’ OBX Rod & Custom Festival to proceed, while imposing conditions intended to curb off‑site noise, burnouts and traffic impacts.
The board acted after a full evidentiary appeal hearing in which town staff and police recounted a multi‑year history of complaints tied to the festival and its off‑site gatherings. Police Chief Perry Veil told commissioners the town has logged noise complaints, instances of careless driving and repeated “burnout” behavior linked to festival weekends, and staff said enforcement alone had not eliminated recurring problems.
“It’s unlawful to operate a vehicle in a manner that disturbs the peace of any person of normal sensitivities,” Chief Veil said during sworn testimony, citing the town code that allows citation for engine noise and related…
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