Abstract
Urban Core neighborhoods are gaining in popularity. Infill or adaptive reuse projects are creating inner city housing and supporting a sustainable lifestyle. These neighborhoods have created walkable communities, with pedestrian-accessible amenities and proximity to the workplace. Nightlife is also often a component of an Urban Core community. Seattle has embraced expanding residential areas into the downtown core. The conflict between the residential desire for an environment that does not intrude on quieter living activities and the commercial desire to promote a vibrant nightlife within the city becomes more critical. In 2007, the Seattle Mayor signed an ordinance addressing amplified sound from nightlife. The Seattle City Council subsequently appointed a Nightlife Advisory Board (NAB) to advise the city on a number of issues relating to nightlife and noise. The NAB consisted of three nightclub owners, three residents, a police officer, a representative from the Liquor Control Board, and a noise expert. NAB collaborated to reach consensus regarding allowable sound levels, protocol for measuring the sound, and proposed modified Ordinance language. The findings were presented to the City Council and are currently under consideration.
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