HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRR24348 Weaver - Noise Ordinance LawsCPRA Letter
Nicole Weaver,Jazmyn Schumaker
JOUR 302
Bordas
To Whom it May Concern
This is a request made under the California Public Records Act,Government code
sections 7920.000 –7931.000,for records in the possession or control of your agency.
I am seeking to obtain a copy of the city of San Luis Obispo’s Noise Ordinance Laws.
Looking mainly at the noise ordinance laws between the hours of 8 p.m.and 7 a.m.in the areas
around Cal Poly SLO.I am interested in understanding the strict guidelines when it comes to
hosting live bands on personal property between these hours.
I wish to receive these records electronically and am aware of any copying fee that may
apply.You may reach me at 301-377-2405 for electronic payment details.
Please keep in mind your agency’s obligations under the law require you to:
●Respond within 10 days
●Produce electronic records in the form of which you hold them.
●Help me to make a focused and effective request by (1)identifying records and
information that are responsive,(2)describing the information technology and physical
location in which the records exist and (3)providing suggestions for overcoming any
practical issues.
●Segregate or redact any exempt information contained within a record so that the public
information in the remainder of the record may be released.
●Broadly construe all provisions that further the public’s right of access,and apply any
limitations on access as narrowly as possible,per Article 1,Section 3(b)(2)of the
California Constitution.
●Provide a written justification for any denial of this request,in whole or in part,stating the
specific exemptions from disclosure that you assert and the name and title or position of
each person responsible for the denial.
Thank you for your timely attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Nicole Weaver
Essay Portion:
We decided to choose this agency because as we attend Cal Poly,we are now residents of
San Luis Obispo and so this area and agency directly affects us.That being said,we have
decided to request information on noise ordinances in neighborhoods around the Cal Poly
campus between the hours of 8:00 pm and 7:00 am so that we can better understand the strict
guidelines that are in place when it comes to hosting live bands on a personal property between
the hours that we listed.
We are hoping to receive as much information surrounding this as we can in terms of
noise complaints,the guidelines themselves,any records of approved events,and anything else
that we can find surrounding this topic because with there being many families living in the
neighborhoods around campus,we know that there has got to be a good amount of noise
complaints coming out of events such as bands performing on a personal property as well as
some improvements to the guidelines that have been set in place.
With the information that we have requested,we hope to get a more clear understanding
of the noise ordinance laws regarding having live bands perform at houses between these
enforced hours.This is important for us to note because it pertains to college students who want
to host people at their personal homes.People are worried to host because they are unaware of
these noise ordinance laws.We also want to make sure that in the off chance that a house is cited
for being too loud,that the homeowners’rights are not restricted as stated by SLO’s laws.
At Cal Poly SLO,live bands are a part of the culture and many people want to host live
bands in their own personal homes.A possible news story that could come of this would be
uprise in complaints that come from live bands and what noise ordinance laws say about noise
within restricted hours.It would be interesting to understand whether people filing complaints
are defended by the city’s noise ordinance laws.The piece might connect specific cases to
individual sections of the law.
This information is important for the people at our school because college students are
more aware of noise ordinances so as not to get in trouble with officials.As stated above,
homeowners want to be sure that they are abiding to the laws while also understanding their
individual rights.This information will also be important to the families who live in these
neighborhoods and have concerns about things like this happening because they will know what
they can and cannot do about the situation.