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Raleigh sets higher decibel limits for Glenwood South under ordinance amendment
Summary
City planners said the ordinance amendment establishes a distinct district with higher amplified-sound decibel limits for Glenwood South while retaining a citywide standard elsewhere; the city posts official boundaries online.
Raleigh officials said the city's amendment to amplified-sound rules creates a first district with enhanced decibel limits tailored to the Glenwood South nightlife area.
"We have a city wide standard that all businesses need to adhere to, but we recognize that downtown works differently," said Rachel Behney, the city's special events hospitality and nightlife planner. "Therefore, we created our first district with enhanced decibel limits, which is typically known as the Glenwood South area." Behney said the city website hosts the official district boundary map.
The amendment measures both bass (the low rumble that can travel through windows) and treble (the words in a song) and sets decibel-based limits to account for how sound affects nearby residences. Officials said the ordinance also leaves room to designate further pockets with adjusted limits if other areas develop similar concentrations of nightlife venues.
