Our Good Neighbors don't know how to keep their noise to themselves. It is now day 11 of this:
Fulson Drill Site, Arlington, TX
Operated by Chesapeake
Wouldn't a good neighbor simply abate the noise?
Here is the City of Arlington's response to these noise complaints dated 2/21/12:
Staff from
the Fire Department and Community Development departments have investigated your
complaints, including one from the weekend, regarding this issue on multiple
occasions. Based on those investigations, there is not a violation of current
city ordinances.
James F.
Parajon, AICP
Community
Development and Planning Director
101 West
Abram Street
Arlington,
TX 76004
Perhaps Arlington isn't aware that their 'recently revised' ordinance disregards the 1974 EPA noise rules to protect public health. Here is what the Arlington ordinance says:
The adopted ordinance
does contain specific standards in regard to noise, including low frequency
sounds. Ordinance 11-068 says that no operator shall
produce a low-frequency outdoor noise levels that exceed the following decibel
levels:
16 Hertz octave band: |
65 dB
|
| 32 Hertz octave band: | 65 dB |
| 64 Hertz octave band: |
65 dB
|
In a recent interview with a neighbor she said that she isn't bothered by the noise. Did we mention she wears earplugs and takes Ambien?
Looking on the sunny side, all of this sleep deprivation is giving us more waking hours to write lots of blog stories and we hope to have many more to come.
Looking on the sunny side, all of this sleep deprivation is giving us more waking hours to write lots of blog stories and we hope to have many more to come.
