Residents urge Santa Rosa County to enforce noise rules after repeated bass from new 7 Brew location

Multiple residents told Santa Rosa County commissioners that persistent low-frequency noise and bass from a new commercial business have degraded their ability to enjoy their homes and asked staff to strengthen or better enforce the county's noise rules.

"Inside my home, the thump thump of the bass coming from 7 Brew permeates my home and yard," said Linda Foulkes, citing Article 6 and a county noise provision she read in the public forum. Foulkes said she filed complaints with both code enforcement and sheriff's dispatch and that deputies' decibel readings were inconsistent.

Corinne Lawson Schmidt, who identified herself as a Santa Rosa resident, told the board the business at 4874 Pace, next to Panda Express, has caused repeated disturbances for months and has a particularly acute impact on her child with special needs. "This is about a repeated excessive noise that prevents surrounding families from peacefully enjoying their own homes," Schmidt said, and she asked commissioners to review whether current noise-ordinance enforcement provides "a meaningful path for relief."

Sherry Chapman, a Pace Ridge resident, urged the county to add "anticipated noise zone" considerations to rezoning reviews to prevent commercial operations from creating chronic residential impacts.

Board members did not take immediate regulatory action during the meeting; staff and commissioners acknowledged the complaints and indicated code and enforcement processes would be reviewed. The transcript records citizens providing logs and decibel readings but does not record county staff describing an immediate change of enforcement policy at the meeting.