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Resident tells Fort Thomas council measured noise reached 90–104 dB at downtown dance studio
Summary
A Fort Thomas resident told the council he recorded noise from a downtown dance studio at levels he said ranged from 90 to 104 decibels at several locations and criticized the city’s code‑enforcement response and the Unified Development Ordinance’s lack of specific standards for dance studios.
Aaron Krentz, a Fort Thomas resident, delivered a public comment raising a formal noise complaint about a downtown dance studio and presented video and decibel measurements to the council.
"They range from 90 decibels to 104 decibels," Krentz said, describing readings taken inside his apartment, outside his unit, in the alley behind the studio and across the street. He said the noise had become "really excessive" since February and that multiple neighbors corroborated the disturbance.
Krentz told officials he consulted the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDI) and found general performance standards and a 500‑foot rule against "objectionable noise," but no specific standards for dance studios similar to those that exist for theaters or recreation centers. He questioned the code‑enforcement process and said staff had involved the economic development director and the business directly before a zoning administrator had completed an inspection.
Staff told Krentz they had contacted the business and would check the status; a council member suggested sending staff to the site at the time the noise was occurring so officials could observe the levels in person.
Council did not take immediate formal action; officials said they would follow up with code enforcement and try to obtain direct measurements during the times Krentz reported disturbances.
