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MEMORANDUM
DATE : June 10, 1982
TO : Frank Aleshire, City Manager
Michael Holzmiller, Principal Planner bw
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FROM :
SUBJECT: NOISE PROBLEM - CARLSBAD RACEWAY
Statement of Problem
The city has received several complaints from residents of the Meadowlark community in the San Marcos area (see attached map) concerning noise generated by the Carlsbad Raceway. Contact has been made with representatives of Meadowlark and it was
determined that the real problem is with the drag races that are conducted on Saturday nights. These races sometimes last until
10:30 P.M. It was indicated that a noise analysis was conducted by the residents and that the noise from the drag races reaches 85 decibels. It was also indicated that none of the residents
want their names mentioned publicly in conjunction with this
problem. The mother of the raceway operator lives in the Meadowlark community and also, the residents fear reprisals from the drag racers if their complaints are made public. It was
suggested by staff that a meeting be held with staff, the race
track operator and the residents but this was emphatically
rejected.
Background
The operation of the raceway was approved by Conditional Use Permit (CUP-42) . The CUP was amended to allow drag racing on
March 2- The resolution for the CUP specifically stated
as a finding of approval that the city did not believe that noise from the drags would be a problem. No condition was applied that specifically regulated the level of noise. Except for the P-M zone and noise from construction activity, the city code does not contain provisions regarding maximum noise levels.
Monitoring
The residents of the Meadowlark cornunity live in the county and, therefore, they have also contacted the county to complain. The county does have specific noise standards and have agreed to set up equiprnent in the near future and monitor the noise. We
have requested that we be notified of the date OE the monitoring so that we can be present. We could, at the same time, set-up
city equipment and measure the noise level. I have also left my
home phone number so that I can be contacted on a Saturday night when the drags are racing and go to one of the resident's homes
and hear the problem.
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Possible City Action
If it is determined af-er monitoring the noise as indicated above, that there is a definite problem, the CUP could be set to
public hearing for reconsideration to amend or add additional
conditions. Since the CUP was granted based on the finding that noise was not a problem, if it has now become a problem it would seem appropriate to review the CUP. I will pass this information on to the Meadowlark residents.
MJH:ar
cc: Ron Beckman
Attachment: Location Map