This has been an ongoing problem for some time now,several police officers in our neighborhood just tonight.This issue has been taken to the Raleigh City Council twice,taken to the city attorney,captain of the north district RPD,a huge write up in the News and Observer,the owner of the nightclub(el tucanazo bar)located on Paula st has been taken to court twice for this issue and found guilty both times. Fined,put on probation,and ordered by a judge not to play the club music over 45 decibles,yes 45 decibles which is equivalent to your dishwasher running but yet they still receive citations,play the music loud every night of the week and seem not to care anything about the law.As I sit here typing this and listening to boom,boom,boom of latino music coming into my home at 1.30 am on a Sunday morning i have yet to figure out how this noise violation issue will be solved. Tickets,court orders,none of this works,if anyone has an idea on how to help us i would truly appreciate it. Coming home and having to listen to someones club music from 10.00pm to almost 3.00 am 7 seven days a week is no way to live.
I was told at the last meeting on Sept 3rd 2014by the Raleigh City Council that this issue would be taken care of but of course i was told the same thing at the first meeting back in May off 2013,and yet the loud nusic continues.My question is and i can't get a straight answer from the city...the club has been court ordered not to play the music so loud to where we hear it inside of our homes,citations since the order,citations for illegal dumping of trash,citations from the Raleigh city fire marshal and yet the doors remain open.???. You can best believe that if I or any other regular citizen of Raleigh broke the law that much,received numerous citations for the same issue we would either be in jail or at the very least our license revoked. So far it has been a complete failure by the City of Raleigh.
Two different meetings with the Raleigh city council,two different court dates which the nightclubs were found guilty of being a public nuisance, a judge ordered them to turn the music down to 45 decibels but yet that hasn't happened,several citations since then,the RPD is called to the two nightclubs every week because of noise,gunshots,etc and yet the two nightclubs are still breaking the law.What part of this issue does the city not understand.The people of this community are fed up with this public nuisance.I took this pic just this morning of the El Tucanazo Bar which shows they are still dumping trash illegally along the water that flows into Crabtree Creek.
The loud music continues from the El Tucanazo Bar on Paula St, I was awoken again last night around 11.30 and around 12.15 it was turned down. However about 30 minutes later the loud volume was turned right back up and i'm assuming this is because this is when the RPD officer was long gone. This night club is such a nuisance and it is very obvious that the owner has no respect for the noise ordinance laws. Please...if any of my neighbors in Forest Acres are reading this and have been affected in a negative way by the presence of this night club so close to our neighborhood would you please consider contacting the Raleigh city council,captain of the North district police dept etc by simply emailing them with your concerns. Myself as several other neighbors would greatly appreciate any help.
The Raleigh Police Department is aware of the situation at the location. Of course the police are obligated by due diligence in enforcing the law and do not have unilateral authority to close a business as suggested by the commentary above.
We will ask RPD for an update on law enforcement activity in this location.
The Raleigh Police Department responded to nine calls pertaining to music at clubs located on Paula Street from 10/11/2014 to 12/26/2014. One club was cited for a civil violation of the noise ordinance in this period. For the remaining occasions, officers did not note a violation.
Two additional music calls were attributed to a garage on Paula Street on the same day. On the second call, the issue was resolved.
Unfortunately, there can be a delay from a call to the police about loud music to the time an officer is able to respond. This delay is explained by prioritization of calls; a common practice by police departments around the country. For example, officers would respond to a domestic call before a loud music call. While we realize that quality of life issues such as noise pollution are important, police are first required to respond to calls where the safety of citizens may be in jeopardy.
Officers in the North District will continue to monitor the noise levels in this area and will take enforcement action when possible.
Closing issue in SeeClickFix; Law enforcement has responded appropriately.
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The Raleigh Police Department is aware of the situation at the location. Of course the police are obligated by due diligence in enforcing the law and do not have unilateral authority to close a business as suggested by the commentary above.
We will ask RPD for an update on law enforcement activity in this location.
Closed City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
The Raleigh Police Department responded to nine calls pertaining to music at clubs located on Paula Street from 10/11/2014 to 12/26/2014. One club was cited for a civil violation of the noise ordinance in this period. For the remaining occasions, officers did not note a violation.
Two additional music calls were attributed to a garage on Paula Street on the same day. On the second call, the issue was resolved.
Unfortunately, there can be a delay from a call to the police about loud music to the time an officer is able to respond. This delay is explained by prioritization of calls; a common practice by police departments around the country. For example, officers would respond to a domestic call before a loud music call. While we realize that quality of life issues such as noise pollution are important, police are first required to respond to calls where the safety of citizens may be in jeopardy.
Officers in the North District will continue to monitor the noise levels in this area and will take enforcement action when possible.
Closing issue in SeeClickFix; Law enforcement has responded appropriately.