Posts Tagged ‘resident’

Neighborhood Noise Complaints (Excessive Parties)

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

A Norwalk resident e-mailed the regarding neighborhood noise problem:

I realize the economy has been bad for the last couple of years, so when more and more neighbors started having night time parties around here on a regular basis…we assumed that was why.

Well, it seems to be a weekly thing now. So much cheaper to turn your home into a nightclub. Booze, under-aged drinkers, cars parked everywhere and live bands! If it’s not a Mariache Band then it’s a live some kind of band and when they are done, they start the DJ. By then everyone is drunk as a skunk and they crank it up a little louder about every 15 minutes. Eventually the band starts singing and playing again.

This constant ‘boomp-boomp-boomp’ pounding my windows and eventually my head goes on from as early as 5pm to 2 or 3 am. Call the Norwalk Sheriff and 8 out of 10 times, they will say, it may take awhile because there’s other emergencies going on. If they do show up to have them turn down the noise, it’s back up within an hour.

If we can only have a limited number of yard sales a year- how much more annoying is it for everyone to listen to these parties going on from Fri Sat and Sun every weekend without regard to neighbors, even those living 2 blocks away, if they are disturbing their peace, or if their children are sleeping, or if someone is sick, has to work or want to get up for church Sunday!

We need a system that everyone knows about. Only so many parties, control how loud it gets, no under aged drinking, and if the police comes and asks you to turn it down- keep it down. It’s a residential neighborhood!!! Not zoned for a night club every flipping weekend. Doesn’t anyone care about their own neighbors anymore-that we are forced to call the police on them to just get some peace & respect? Something MUST be done SOON because some neighbors aren’t going to be so patient any more.

If you are a Norwalk homeowner and you are experiencing similar problems in your neighborhood, I urge you to write and address your concerns to the following City Councilmembers:

    Mayor – Mike Mendez
    Vice Mayor – Cheri Kelley
    Councilmember – Marcel Rodarte
    Councilmember – Leonard Shryock
    Councilmember – Luigi Vernola

And also visit the “Public Safety Commission” meeting to voice your concern(s). You will be heard.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Meets 1st Monday, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers
Advises the City Council regarding public safety problems in the community, including (but not limited to) earthquake and disaster preparedness, emergency management, street crossing, child abuse and neighborhood watch.

Please continue to send me e-mails that you would like to share on NorwalkCity.com, thank you.

Residential Parking Problems

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

I received two e-mails so far from norwalkcity.com visitors complaining about residential parking and I am also experiencing issues with neighbors taking up so much street parking spaces. Common reason is that those homeowners are renting out their homes and the additional vehicles are occupying the neighbor’s space.

An email from a Norwalk resident:

My neighbor that is about 6 doors down parks his car in front of my house and doesn’t move it the whole week. We have our own cars that we like to park in front of our house and he has plenty of parking in front of his.

Wouldn’t it bother you if you were in the same situation? Two residents near my house comes to mind. They are notorious on our street for having more than five (yes, 5!) vehicles in one household.  One of them are renting out the rooms to two unrelated renters.  It gets annoying when their modded Chrysler 300 with an obnoxious exhaust system blasts your window late at night.

The other household is a bit on the overboard. Less than 2,000 square foot house, more than 12 people lives under the same roof. The household is renting the entire house (property owner lives off-state) and their relatives are all living together. It’s rather easy to spot the house based on the number of cars parked on the streets and on their driveway. They even have a motor boat parked on their dead lawn.

If you are also experiencing problems with your neighbors taking up too many spots on the street parking, please comment here.