Re: Subwoofers and archaic noise ordinances

I am experiencing the same thing. It's awful. I live outside the city limit=
s and it's a pretty quiet area but a couple of new neighbors moved in sever=
al weeks ago and started disturbing the peace. If it's not the bass from th=
eir car, it's the bass from a subwoofer in their trailer. Thankfully, they =
don't do it very much at night but they feel no compunction about letting i=
t rip at random times throughout the day. It's so loud that there's often n=
owhere in my house that I can get away from the thumping bass even though t=
heir place is approximately 300 feet away. I've asked them to turn it down =
but they obviously feel entitled to wreck the peace of others. Definitely a=
 nerve-wracking situation as you all have described. I'm at my wits end.

There is a noise ordinance but it does not cover dB(c) bass frequency- only=
 dB(a) for higher frequency noises. I've contacted the sheriff's office and=
 the state police but they don't even have a decibel meter out here. There =
is supposed to be a special officer who handles these kind of things but th=
ey currently haven't hired one. I've made a report and the deputies have sa=
id that they will try to contact the culprits although I'm not sure if they=
've had any success. Some of them seem sympathetic while some seem to think=
 I'm nuts. I think they know that the ordinance doesn't really give them mu=
ch authority. That, and it's something that a lot of people just seem to no=
t take very seriously even though it's obviously a widespread problem and a=
ffects quality of life.

I've even considered reaching out to the board of county commissioners to s=
ee what it takes for a new ordinance to be drafted (or the existing one to =
be updated). I just don't know what else to do. I wish people would have mo=
re consideration for others but even when some people know that they are of=
fending those around them they just get defensive and act as though they ha=
ve right to be obnoxious. What sort of a decent person moves into a new nei=
ghborhood causes such a disturbance?

Has anyone had any luck pushing back on this kind of thing? I'm interested =
to know if anyone has had any resolution? I'll follow-up here as my situati=
on progresses. Good luck everyone.