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Alameda board limits Park Station outdoor amplified music to four events a month and orders monitoring
Summary
After hundreds of resident comments, the Alameda Planning Board on Feb. 23 modified Park Station Tavern’s outdoor‑music permit to allow four amplified events per month, require sound monitoring and drum dampeners, set a 100‑foot measurement reference, and ordered the applicant to return in three months with mitigation progress and a monitoring plan.
What happened: The Alameda Planning Board on Feb. 23 approved a modification to Park Station Tavern’s six‑month use‑permit review that limits outdoor amplified music to four events per month and requires stronger monitoring and mitigation. The motion directs the applicant to return in three months with an update and a preliminary acoustical engineering plan and asks city staff to work on measurement guidance and related parking mitigation.
Staff presentation: Henry Dong, planning staff, summarized the 2023 use permit (outdoor patio and outdoor music previously allowed three times per month, Fridays and Saturdays, ending at 8 p.m.) and related enforcement history. Code enforcement records showed ambient and event sound measurements ranging from about 65 dB to recorded peaks near 90–95 dB on some inspections, and staff documented instances when events exceeded an 85 dBA limit and operated past the 8 p.m. cutoff. Staff presented three options for the board, recommended drum dampeners, visible sound metering and preliminary/during‑event sound checks, and…
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