REMARKS
Civilian enforcement of the noise code
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Council Member Gennaro addresses the issue of civilian enforcement of the noise code, discussing previous hearings and problems identified with the current system.
- A hearing in October of the previous year revealed issues with DEP's management of civilian noise complaints
- Most complaints were submitted by a small number of complainants who were earning large sums of money
- Complaints often focused on just one provision of the noise code related to commercial businesses' use of sound production devices
- Some businesses received multiple violations at once, totaling tens of thousands in penalties without the opportunity to address initial violations
- Local Law 16 was enacted in January to address these issues
James F. Gennaro
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This year, we'll also address civilian enforcement of the noise code.
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In October last year, this committee held a hearing on DDP's management management civilian noise complaints.
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The hearings showed that virtually all such complaints were submitted by a handful of complainants who are in large sums of money by haphazardly and often incorrectly enforcing just one provision of the noise code, which related to the use of sound, production devices by commercial businesses.
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Some of these businesses have received multiple violations at once, totaling up to tens of 1000 of 1000 penalties without the opportunity to cure the initial violation.
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This city enacted local of 16 in January of this year, which are sponsored to end this abuse of the civilian noise complaint program.
