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The newly opened Island Grille is blasting very loud music on weekends to the point that it can be heard clearly inside my closed residence approximately 1000ft. away. On the balcony it completely dominates any practical ability to enjoy that part of my residence. It would appear due to the distance and volume that they are definitely in violation of noise ordinances decibel allowances. I reported this by phone to code enforcement and they were very noncommittal to doing anything about and said to call the police. I called the police and after helping them and the sheriffs dept. figure out whose jurisdiction it was the police actually came out. The police agreed it was very loud but did not report any decibel levels they just said it was very loud. They said they asked the management to turn it down but if they did turn it down we could not tell. What I am requesting of code enforcement is that they actually go out there on a weekend night and check the noise with a decibel meter. If the volume they are playing at is indeed within the legal limits then I am asking code enforcement to tell us exactly who we need to talk to within our county government to get the code changed as the rude and obnoxious intrusion of this noise into residences in proximity to the Island Grille is ridiculous and unprecedented to this typically quiet sanctuary. Thank You!!!
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I completely agree with this complaint. I too live in this area and the Island Grille's LOUD entertainment is ruining my capability of enjoying my own living quarters. Its like having a boom box blasting music into my living room for hours on end without consideration whatsoever to the residents. It really has become a nuisance. When you call the Island Grille to complain about it, you get attitude. I feel this is disrespectful to the residents of Tierra Verde. I can guarantee they are in violation of noise ordinances and would be extremely surprised if they are not. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
Disgusted resident of Tierra Verde
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Noise Control:
Pinellas County uses a decibel-based noise control program that places maximum limits on noise allowed on a property. In residential areas between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., a noise level of 72dBA (decibels) is allowed. After 11 p.m., the allowable level is reduced to 55dBA. As an example, normal conversation between two people standing five feet apart would measure about 55dBA.
The above comes directly from the Pinellas County Code Enforcement web page. So if 55dBA is two people talking to each other five feet apart what exactly is the decibel level of music being played roughly 1000ft away that can be heard clearly and that can be heard clearly from inside a residence with the windows closed and television is on or ear plugs are in? And who exactly is going to objectively make this determination by scientifically not subjectively validating the decibel level? Please do not just turf this question. It should be pretty easy to answer. I would like to add that the Island Grille was CLEARLY permitted and built directly inside a residential area. The property is obviously zoned commercial but it's a residential area less than 500-1000ft 360 degrees around it. I'm really at a loss as to how the owners and city/county planners dropped the ball on this. The only logical explanation is they did not consider the residents of this formerly peaceful and enjoyable area. It would have been a lot more practical to set up for music and entertainment inside like a lot of fine and upstanding establishments do in Pinellas County.
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