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Updated 07/13/2010 06:06 PM

Mayor Signs Law Creating Temporary Modification On Sound Permit Regulation

By: NY1 News

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation Tuesday creating a temporary modification on sound permit regulations, paving the way for the Coney Island concert series to go on as planned this week.

The vote was scheduled for Monday but was postponed after a public hearing raised some questions that the mayor said he wanted to review with his legal staff.

The legislation uses decibels, and not just distance in determining whether to grant sound permits.

City codes currently ban concerts from being held within 500 feet of a place of worship.

"By creating a 90-day pilot modification, this legislation will help the city determine whether standards for the issuance of sound permits currently in the law can be made more exact and effective," said the mayor's office in a statement. "The 500-foot standard currently in the law was adopted before reliable sound measurement technology was established. We believe focusing on actual sound levels rather then exclusively on distance will better protect the quality of life of all New Yorkers.”

The annual "Seaside Summer Concert Series" can now kick off as scheduled on Thursday with a performance by Brooklyn-native Neil Sedaka.