Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Home-based ... noise policies request

[Allison tom (allison.tom]

Thank you for these two helpful messages! 

I'm quite entranced by the list of forbidden animal noises. Better than a kids' 
book!

Allison



> On Jun 27, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Kay Wilson <kwilsonfisk [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> When I checked our noise requirements, I was surprised that
> they are pretty piecemeal. Here FWIW is what we have.
> 
> PETS. After a long struggle to develop our own pet rules, we
> decided to include our county animal regulations verbatim.
> They include:
> 
>    Infractions: Animal Noise: For any person(s) to own
> any animal which by its barking, howling, baying, squealing,
> crowing, crying, bleating, screeching, or making any other
> noise by its volume or frequency unreasonably disturbs or
> interferes with the peace of any person(s) for more than
> fifteen minutes in any one-hour period of any day, and is
> documented by three or more separate episodes of such noise
> in a sequential seven-day period. The burden is upon the
> owner of such animal(s) to maintain quiet.. [KCC 7.14.030
> Infractions (3)] 
> 
> KIDS RULES. 
> They include:
> 
>    Be Courteous During Meals: ... Create a quiet dining
> atmosphere free from running, yelling, piano and TV noise.
> 
> FACILITY USE. 
> We have a Facilities Use Agreement which we use for private
> events in our common house. This one addresses noise:
> 
>    Facilities Cleanup . When leaving, please be
> respectful of neighbors by keeping noise to a minimum. 
> 
> MODEL LEASE AGREEMENT: 
> Since we have some resident-owned rental units, we have a
> model lease, which most of our landlords use. It includes
> this noise provision:
> 
>    Tenant's family and guests shall at all times
> maintain order in the Premises and at all places on the
> Premises, and shall not make or permit any loud or improper
> noises, or otherwise disturb other residents;
> 
> (I have posted our home businesses requirements
> separately).
> 
> Kay Wilson
> Meadow Wood Cohousing
> Bremerton, WA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>>>> My forming community is working with potential members
> who are interested in continuing to run their business out
> of their home when they move in.  Since they provide music
> lessons, we are interested in forming our policies on
> home-based businesses and noise early in our process.
> 
> I would very much appreciate receiving any policies on
> businesses and noise that you may care to share!
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Allison Tom
> allison.tom [at] telus.net
> Little Mountain Cohousing, Vancouver, BC
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