The open house for the in-development Austin Comprehensive Plan is this Columbus day, October 12th. Between 3:00 to 8:00 at the Austin Convention Center, Ballroom B.
This will be an opportunity for the public to start to get involved in the development of the new plan. After this, there will be a series of workshops and [...]
Archive of entries posted on September 2009
Comprehensive Plan Open House, October 12
Certifying Outdoor Live Music Venues
Requiring outdoor music venues to submit an acoustical analysis as part of the permitting process will solve community noise issues before they occur. It will also allow each venue to operate according to its specific situation. A permitted venue can be held to special sound level limits designed around live music, rather than generic A-weighted levels taken from the ordinance.
Comprehensive Plan Draft Participation Plan available
The process of developing the City Plan is still in early stages. The plan itself isn’t yet being crafted, but the methodology that will be used to do so will be. I intend to pay close attention to the process because I believe very strongly that the new City Plan should have a Noise Element.
Shady Grove Teaches Us The Importance of Distance When Measuring Sound
By observing the area around Shady Grove, we learn the importance of distance from a sound source and why the noise ordinance needs to be receiver based.
For Your Convenience: The Austin Noise Ordinance
I’ve added a set of pages that have what I believe to be the entirety of sections dealing with noise limits from the City of Austin Code of Ordinances. You can access them through the link at the top right of the page.
The Title pages contain entire chapters and sections, copied straight from the [...]
Getting Up to Speed – Relevant Reading
Here is a collection of interesting articles and blog entries that can help catch you up on Austin noise issues if you’re just tuning in.
From Austin Contrarian
July 28, 2009 – Stacking the deck
July 12, 2009 – Shady Grove needs a parking variance
June 18, 2009 – Update and clarification on the music ordinance
June 18, 2009 – [...]
Review of the Live Music Task Force Overview and Recommendations from an Acoustician’s Point of View
I should have started this blog one year earlier, as the LMTF presented their findings and recommendations back in November. Nevertheless, it can’t do any harm to share my thoughts on the Live Music Task Force Report.
From an acoustics standpoint, the most important section in the report is Sound Enforcement & Control Subcommittee Recommendations. [...]