On Monday evening, January 5, 2009, the City Council will consider a staff report about noise control measures requested by Councilmember Helen Allen. The report explains what is currently done to address noise issues in the City and provides a summary matrix of how 20 other jurisdictions in the East Bay handle noise problems. The report also points out that the remedy for most noise issues is already covered by State Law or the current Municipal Code. For instance, Concord treats repeated sound amplification as disturbing the peace - if two or more neighbors complain.
The issue I'm most familiar with is "thumping". That's when your home vibrates from the woofer in the trunk of the car parked on your street. You go outside and the music may not really be that loud or loud at all, but your house is still shaking and humming to a distinctive beat.
Read the report and let me know what you think in comments. Or send an email to the entire Council at citycouncil@ci.concord.ca.us. Or attend the Council meeting - it begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive.
