While this does take place at a park, the noises of concern are not such that would meet the exclusions listed in Sec. 12-5004(d) as these noises are not noises normally associated with sporting events. The issue is car stereos of people who hang out in the parking lot.

The loud music is coming from a car stereo (usually a white truck) which is prohibited per 12-5007(p) as the sound is plainly audible at 50 feet. Additionally, the sound levels are above 55 dB(A) at the property line which is the standard for daytime noises per Sec. 12-5003 so even if the noise were not from a stereo it should still be prohibited.

They often have food tents setup, if the vehicles is related to those then the use of their car stereo would be prohibited to attract attention per Sec. 12-5007(k) as well.

If any part of that parking lot is considered a street then it is also prohibited per Sec. 12-5008 and 9-7026 as it is above the sound standard, likely does not have a meter attached, and is on a Sunday.

With this, and the 4 votes, that should provide prima facie evidence that the noise is loud and annoying, frightening, loud and disturbing, unreasonably loud or unnecessary noise per Sec. 12-5009.

I have listed the municipal code sections above (and am happy to list related ordinance sections if necessary), I think they should provide sufficient justification for the City and/or Parks Staff to act.

Thank You

I can't know if this will be an issue again this week, but hopefully someone can check it out. I hope that Parks staff has already communicated with whatever group uses the field.

We'll alert RPD and request that this be monitored this weekend.

RPD went to Halifax Park on Sunday to investigate this complaint. The park was checked multiple times by the officer assigned to that area and a supervisor checked as well. There were no car stereos being played and clearly no noise ordinance violations during our assessments.
Officer Moore spoke to a gentleman that helps organize the soccer games and Moore relayed the concerns of this SCF issue. Officer Moore was told that they were not going to play music as part of the event, but in the past they have occasionally played music near the tent that is referenced. RPD will continue monitoring the park and notate patrol activities in the dispatch system so there will be a record of our efforts.

While there is no guarantee of what might occur in the future, on Sunday Oct. 14 there were no noise violation, so we are closing this issue in SeeClickFix. In the future you can always contact the RPD District Office directly.

Still an issue, woke up to my 7:45 car stereo and horns alarm clock.

This has never been an issue in the past, how long will this group be using the park?

I'll pass this on again to the District Station, but it would be very helpful if you contacted them directly when this incident is occurring. The Downtown District direct line is 919-996-3855. SCF is only periodically tracked so this is not a great means to get attention over an issue that comes and goes like this one. I will make Capt. Craghead and Officer Moore aware of this and ask them to enforce again next weekend. I will also check with Parks about how long the group has reserved the field.

The rental is an ongoing contract. Our Parks staff is contacting the person responsible for the rental to let them know this behavior is disruptive to the neighbors. If they do not respond we can cancel the reservation contract. I will update when we have heard back from the person responsible.

When the new Chief comes, I would like for him or her (Can Jane Perlov come back please?) to add monitoring SCF as someone's duty. As we citizens become more empowered, one of the direct goals of SCF, the site could be a great tool to get leads on illegal activities. Did you know there are neighborhoods where other neighbors will set your house on fire, if they think you are talking to the police? Monitoring SCF could be more productive than say - going to another meeting on this, that or the other. The things I could tell you.

We do already monitor SCF regularly, and tips are often forwarded directly to the Police Captains in charge of the Districts. The Community Policing officers have been great about responding in an effective and respectful way to a lot of the quality-of-life issues that are brought up here, and at least one tip has resulted in a drug arrest near downtown. Glad you are finding it a useful tool!

Thanks to RPD for monitoring SCF. FYI - My Community Officer is great. Kudos to Officer Wagner.

Our Parks staff has spoken with the renter and warned them that their contract could be revoked if they do not respect the concerns of the neighbors regarding noise. Please re-open or start a new SCF request should the problem re-arise.