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�1 <br />Memorandum <br />To: County Manager <br />BOCC <br />From: Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director <br />Date: January 12, 2005 <br />Subject: Community Noise Enforcement Comparisons <br />Several of the surrounding counties and towns use their sheriff's (or police) department <br />to enforce noise complaints. All but Alamance County have prescribed some community <br />noise standards. The lack of clearly defined standards and procedures may be a factor in <br />Alamance County's lack of success in enforcing noise standards. <br />The City of Durham has an ordinance with a definition and standards, but the officers are <br />not issued meters, and therefore must rely upon the individual officer's discretion when <br />they are requested to investigate loud noise from student apartments. <br />Chatham County is probably most like Orange County in their present enforcement of <br />noise complaints. They have standards and use a meter, when needed, but are more <br />likely to obtain compliance by simply requesting that the offender turn down the noise or <br />cease operations. <br />