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item # (9 _Name,\dhynKal)
DOCUMENTED NOISE & MAYHEM AT CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT PARK
As of Friday, March 29, 2024
Compiled by John Kalpus, a tenant at the Safe Harbor Marina; Friday evening, March 29, 2024, “ 9PM; for about the past 30 minutes there has been a constant low- frequency booming coming from Bayfront Park, probably a car; noise greatly escalated around 10:00 when lots of very loud POP, POP, POP noises were heard. | originally thought it was gunfire, but when | emerged from my boat it was clear these were car RACING around the parking lot producing lots of engine backfires and burning rubber pollution! There were ~ 30-40 cars participating, maybe more. | called CVPD and asked them to immediately send patrols over to stop the mayhem and catch the culprits. Afew moments into my call, the dispatcher put me on hold for more than 5 minutes. | eventually hung up and started to video the craziness. By that time the cars were starting to make their way out of the park, racing along the exit road and producing lost more mayhem, backfires and smoke from burning rubber.
Monday evening, March 25, 2025, ~ 11: 30PM - some car doing “ donuts” around the parking lot for about 30 minutes.
Saturday morning, March 16, 2024, 11:30. The car clubs once again showed up at Bayfront Park and started erecting their pop-ups. Around noon, with about 50+ people in attendance and dozens of cars, the music once again started. This time not so loud. Also, the car with a police siren arrived around 1: 40PM. This particular car is one of several with side- mounted police sirens which they useto announce their arrival and departure from the “park”.
Monday morning, early, March 11, 2024: screeching tires at 01:30; more screeching tires at 0330
Saturday evening, March 9, 2024: car club noise started at 5: 30PM. | called CVPD at 10: 30PM and they allegedly sent out a patrol. | used ear plugs to get to sleep. | awoke around 12:30 and the noise had stopped.
Saturday morning, March 2, 2014 10:00; the start of another group of car clubs setting up ~ 10 pop-ups; loud, amplified music; 100+ people parking everywhere; party continued until almost 6:00PM, sundown. Then the usual revving engines, loud exhausts of cars racing out of the park.
Thursday evening, February 29, 2024, ~ 11:00 - 11:30PM, loud screeching tires in the Bayfront Park parking lot; booming music for 30 min.
Sunday morning, early, Feb 4, 2024, 02:27: loud screeching tires from Bayfront Park; noise lasted ~ 20 minutes; no call.
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Friday, February 2, 2024 01:27AM; loud screechingtires from Bayfront Park; noise lasted ~ 20 minutes; no call.
Friday, January 26, 2024 10:12PM; called CVPD after EXTREMELYloud music and bass thumping coming from Bayfront Park. Thumping started several hours ago and became hugely amplified after 10PM.
Sunday, November 19, 2023 12:00 VERYloud amplified music and more than 100 “classic” cars in the parking lot. | left the marina and returned around 2PM and found 2 groups of people both with amplified music pumping out music; now there are several hundred cars parked everywhere, including the fire zones. Called CVPD.
Saturday, November 18, 2023 Very loud amplified noise started around 4: 30PM, then continues until after 6PM.
Sunday, November 5, 2023 Some sort of birthday party with popups, balloons, amplified music, and assorted traffic; starting before noon for several hours.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 Amplified musiccoming from Bayfront Park; car clubs; pop-ups; started at 0800. Called CVPD at 10:14 and the dispatcher said she would send someone out.
CVPDtexted me at 6: 30PM and said they had taken care of the problem, albeit more than 8 hours after | called!
Saturday, October 28, 2023 Amplified music coming from Bayfront Park (lots of pop-ups). | returned from shopping at 3:30 to the noise. At 5: 02PM still going on.
Saturday, September 30, 2023 Amplified music coming from Bayfront Park (NOTthe car people) starting at noon. | returned home at 6: 30PM and it’s STILLgoing on. Grrrrr.
Saturday, May 22, 2021; Noonish; about 2 dozen or more people are now in the park with amplified music blasting out; lots of car noise, etc. It’s now 4: 14PM and no sign of the noise abating. All we can really head at the marina is the thump, thump, thump of the bass. VERY annoying!
Friday, May 21, 2021; 10:30PM, about 2 dozen or more cars now squealing their tires around the parking lot in Bayfront Park. Amplified music coming from car radios, and people talking very loudly. Called CVPD.
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Sunday, May 16, 2021; around 8: 30AM the car clubs started erecting their pop-ups and the LOUD music started soon thereafter. Cars and trucks and motorcycles started amassing in the parking lot around 11: 30AM and the noise was greatly amplified. There were well over 100+ cars, two DJswith amplifiers and generators; lots of personal car audios blasting out, especially loud basswoofers. Ugh. CalledCVPDaround 10:15AM to report loud noise. After about 30 minutes the music levels dropped noticeably. | left the around 11:30; when | returned several hours later the noise was MUCH LOUDER! | drove over to the site and EVERYparking spot was packed, all the red-painted fire lanes blocked with cars, and there were several pop-ups selling food. The noise didn’t stop until around 8: 00PM.
Sunday, April 25, 2021; once againthe car clubs have taken over the grassyarea just abeam the marina; loud music, screeching tires, etc.
Saturday, April 24, 2021; again car clubs stated meeting at noon and the noise ensued; loud generators, amplified music, screeching tires; noise continued until well after 9: 00PM! Sunday, April 18, 2021; car clubs stated meeting at noon and the noise ensued.
Saturday, April 17, 2021; car clubs stated meeting at noon and the noise ensued.
Sunday, April 11, 2021; car clubs stated meeting at noon and the noise ensued; neighbor Muzzy called CVPD around 4: 30PM; noise didn’t stop until well after 8PM.
Sunday, February 28, 2021, 7: 51PM, loud, thumping noise STILLcoming from Bayfront park; this has been going on since before NOON; called CVPD 7: 52PM.
Sunday, February 28, 2021, 5:16; like yesterday, car clubs started gathering in the park before noon; when | returned to the marina at 4: 00PM, the party was still going on! Sunday morning, February 28, 2021; 2: 30AM- 3: 30AM!! Loud, thumping music coming from severalcars in the park; also several loud exhausts can be heard from cars speeding into and out of the park.
Saturday, February 27, 2021, 4: 52PM; car groups have been partying in the park since 11: 30AM! Called CVPD at 4: 52PM; neighbor Scott Muzzy caller earlier.
Sunday, February 21, 2021 7: 05PM; 5-6 pop-ups along the grass; loud, amplified music and lots of thumping bass; finally called CVPDsince this had been going on since noon! Thursday, February 18, 2021 2: 56AM; one or two cars now doing donuts in the parking lot of Bayfront Park; woke me up and called CVPD.
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125 Sunday, January 24, 2021; approx 8: 26PM: called CVPD again due to crowd getting bigger and 126 louder.
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128 Sunday, January 24, 2021; approx 8:46PM, called CVPDagain; they finally arrived and cleared 129 out the park.
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131 Sunday, January 24, 2021; approx 9: 44PM. called CVPD again; after the PD left, an hour later 132 more cars came back.
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134 Sunday, January 24, 2021; approx 12:00AM (midnight); several car now doing “donuts” in the 135 parking lot, then screaming out the road to the street. 136
137 Sunday, January 24, 2021; approx 8: 30PM, approx 5-10 car doing donuts in the parking lot and 138 — then racing up and down the road leading to the launch ramp; called CVPD; three cars showed 139 up and cleared out the lot; 10 minutes after they departed, 10-15 other cars sped back into the 140 lot.
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142 Sunday, January 24, 2021, 5: 00PM; approx 200 cars and even MORE people having some sort of 143. ~— non-socially-distancedevent at the launch ramp; so many car and people that we were unable 144 to actually drive to the launch ramp due to many car and taco-trucks parked in the red zones; 145 called CVPD.
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147 ‘ Friday, January 9, 2021 9: 02PM Lots of the usual car noise in the park; Scott Muzzy calls the 148 CVPD.
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150 Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 7: 58PM, first call to DVPD about dozens of cars racing into 151 ~~ and out ofthe parking lot.
152 8: 33PM, Called CVPD again due to increasing noise and cars. 153. 9:19PM, Called CVPDagain and this time 5 cars responded and watched asthe carsfiled out of 154 the parking lot, and sped noisy down Marina Parkway. 155
156 —_—- Friday, December 26 ( Christmas), 2020 “02:30 AM; more cars doing donuts in the J Street 157. launch ramp parking lot.
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159 ~—~ Friday, December 25 ( Christmas), 2020 ~9:30 PM; 160 Perhaps 10 or more cars racing loudly up and down the road leading into the J Street launch 161 ramp park; CVPD called.
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Monday, December 21, 2020 7: 51PM
Severalcars racing up and down the road leading into the J Street launch ramp; lots of noise.
Saturday, Dec 5, 2020, ~ 2: 07PM
Several dozen lo-riders in the parking lot of the J Street Launch Ramp; doing donuts in the parking lot, burning rubber, making LOTSof noise; no one wearing masks, called CVPD.
Sunday, November 29, 2020 ~ 2: 00PM
Hundreds of people gathered at the launch ramp park, NO mask-wearing; LOUD, THUMPING music; lo-riders parked everywhere, including the RED FIREzones.
CVPDcalled around 2: 30PM.
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020 ~ 8: 50PM
Several cars racing up and down the road leading into the launch ramp area Monday morning, 0415AM
Two cars doing “donuts” in the parking lot of the launch ramp area Sunday, November 15, 2020 9:30- 1045PM, several cars raving engines and racing up and down the road into the launch ramp area.
Saturday, October 24, 2020, 8:30 pm
Several cars doing “ donuts “ in the launch ramp area now.
Friday, Oct 23, 2020 9:31
Several cars now doing “ donuts” speeding around the parking lot in the J Street launch ramp park. Ugh!
Thursday evening, October 15, 2020, 8: 50PM
Several cars now speeding up and down the road into the park; squealing tires and burning rubber; Jeesh!!!
Thursday evening, September 10, 10: 32PM ... loud squealing tires in the parking lot at the launch ramp. Stopped after approx. 15 minutes.
Tuesday evening, September 2, 2020, 10: 05PM
Someone has parked their car in the park and is playing loud music, with booming bass.
Work me up and stayed awake for 40 minutes until the music stopped. Ugh.
Thursday evening, 9: 16PM, fireworks in the park??
Tuesdaynight, August 25, 2020, 10:35PMagain, several cars are now squealing tires and doing donuts in the parking lots. LOTSof burning rubber, noise and mayhem! | call the CVPD department and lodged a complaint.
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Saturday, August 22. 2020 3:00PM Hundreds of people congregating in the park, almost NO ONEwearing a mask, with 100+ cars blocking all the fire lanes; LOUD, booming DJwith 4 speakerspointed in all directions. Calledthe CVPDaround 3:14PMcomplaining of noise and assertingto the blockageof all the fire lanes. It was almost impossible to drive into the park because of all the people milling around and cars zipping down the road leading to the park.
Around 6PM the noise abated.
Thursday evening, Aug 6, 2020, 9: 15pm; several cars are now squealing tires and doing donuts in the parking lots. LOTSof burning rubber, noise and mayhem! I call the CVPD department and lodged a complaint.
Wednesday evening, Aug 5, 2020; 7:30PMmore than a 100 cars started assemblingat the park next to the launch ramp. About 100+ plus carsstarted assembling in the park next to the launch ramp; squealing tires, burning rubber, make loud noises; | walked over to the park around 10: 30PM and found 3 CVPD squad cars with light flashing. | talked with them for 20 minutes.
Very disappointed at their lackadaisical response. They said they always closed the gate to the park at 10PM. This seemed unbelievable to me because there have been numerous times in the past few months when | have heard car squealingtires at 3am! Early Sunday morning, Aug 2, 2020 0300; several loud explosions ( fireworks?) in the park.
Saturday evening, July 26, 2020 ~ 6:15PM: severalcars doing “donuts” in the parking lot; ‘round and ‘round and ‘round; also more loud, thumping music coming froma car.
Saturday evening, July 25, 2020 7: 30PM ... Loud, booming music coming from the southern end of the parking lot; can’t tell if it’s from a car or an external amp; seemsway too loud to be coming from a car; seemsto end around 8:54PM.
Tuesday evening, July 21, 8: 45PM multiple cars are now doing high- speed “ donuts” in the parking lot next to the Harbor Police Station, the second time TODAY!! Tuesdayevening, July 21, 5:17PM; multiple carsare now doing high-speed “donuts” in the parking lot next to the Harbor Police Station.
Monday night, July 20, 2020 9: 3PM; multiple fireworks and “pops” from the parking area overlooking the old power plant site; loud bass notes coming from the same area.
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10: 15PM - several ( 4) loud explosions ( fireworks??), and squealing tires; called CVPD.
Saturday, June 27, 2020 8: 00PM, several cars racing around the parking lot, squealing tires, revving engines, etc. Lots of noise. Continuing noise and racing cars at 8:32. Called the CVOD at 8:32 PM.
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Saturday, June 27, 4: 40PM, very loud ( sub-woofer) bass booming coming from some car at the launch ramp area. It’s impossible to identify the source. Ugh. The noise finally stopped around 6: 40PM.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:46PM, noise of multiple cars doing “donuts” in the parking area of the Marina Park.
Saturday, June 13, 2020 13:38
Camebackto Prudence after running errands and heard LOUDamplified music coming once againfrom the grassyarea next to the launch ramp. | can seedozensand dozens of cars parked along the waterfront, and 6-8 pop-ups with groups of people milling around. | called the CVPD at 1:38 and lodged a complaint. The dispatcher who answered my call seemed somewhat confused and said she’d have to ask someone as to what could be done. This is in stark contrast to the many other times I’ve called and the dispatcher always said they’d send an officer out to check. It’s now 2:21 and they’re using the PA to scream something out to the assembled masses. Constant drumming of music in the background.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
1600 loud noise from a radio, screeching tires from cars and loud revving engines once again from the J Street launch ramp. | drove over there and found ! 40+ vintage cars in the parking lot, dozens of people ( none wearing masks). This went on until around 6:20 when I called the CVPDseveral times, letting the phone ring dozens of times for a dispatcher, all to no avail. No one answered any of my three calls. Now it’s 6:30 and the music is actually getting louder.
Thursday, May 21, 2020, 9: 040M
Several cars are now doing “ donuts” in the parking lot of the launch ramp on J Street! Lots of noise and the smell of burning rubber. Eventhough the park is officially “closed” except for boat launches, many cars have been observed entering the park and making lots of noise and disturbing the peace.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Around 1600, a lone male set upa little disco on the back side of the Harbor Police building next to the launch ramp. He’s got his phone plugged into a “boom box” and is blasting out music towards the marina. Not only is the park supposed to be CLOSEDdue to Covid-19, but no one is supposed to be IN the park, let alone causing a disturbance. Calledthe CVPDand lodged a complaint. The dispatched said she’d send a car ASAP. Yikes, one of the only benefits of being sequestered at home is that the park is no longer a source of constant noise. Exceptfor today.
Saturday, March 7, 2020
12:00 ( noon) Came backto CYMto the sounds of music once again blasting from the grassy area south of the Harbor PoliceStation at the JStreet LaunchRamp. There are about 6 pop-ups and dozens of people milling around. There’s also a generator making its own noise. Called CVPD at 12:45 and the music stopped within 5 minutes for 20 minutes, then back on at 1: 05PM.
Grrrrr.
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Sunday, Feb 16, 2020 9: 05PM
At least 50+ cars speeding up and down the road to the J Street launch ramp. A number of them were doing donuts in the parking lot for 10+ minutes before | called CVPD. from the J Street launch ramp; screeching tires, racing up and down the entrance to the launch ramp; called CVPDat 9:05 to report the disturbance.
Saturday evening, January 18, 2020
From about Noon to 5:30+ loud music and generator coming from the grassyarea south of the launch ramp. It was a private party of ~30-4- people with pop-ups. There was a salsa band playing with amps powered by the noisy “Predator” generator. The genset was positioned on the back-side of the restroom building, directly facing the marina. Ugh. Calledthe CVPDaround 3PM to lodge a disturbing the peace complaint.
Sunday evening, January 12, 2020, around 4: 30PM - another car was doing donuts in the parking lot ofthe launch ramp.
Sunday morning, January 12, 2020, early, around 1:30AP - a LOUD car was speeding up and down the road leading to the launch ramp.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
The car club once again set up their popups (~6) AND a LOUD generator. Announcements and LOUDmusic continued to well past 6PM. Foundout my neighbor, Scott Muzzy, called CVPD around 6PM and they sent a police car to curb the noise.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
12:00 noon - start of loud, thumping music from grassy area next to Harbor Police Station.
Sunday, October 27, 2019, 9: 30PM
Severalcars doing “donuts” in the launch-ramp parking lot; lots of noise and burning rubber smoke.
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 9: 30PM
Severalcars doing “donuts” in the launch-ramp parking lot; lots of noise and burning rubber smoke.
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 10:00 — 9: 09PM
Loud, thumping noise from party at the Marina Park, just off of J Street.
Sunday, October 13, 2019: 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Pounding music from Marina Park, J Street
Saturday, October 12, 2019:
Noon - 7: 30PM, loud, booming noise and lots of pop-ups from the grassy area, north a9
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Sunday, September 29, 2019
2112: loud, thumping music coming from the launch ramp area.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
1130 start - loud thumping music and amplified PSsystem from the grassyarea.
Sunday, September 22, 2019 Noon -
Loud music from party on the grassy area. Booming BASSfrom music system.
Still booming at 6PM; called CVPD
Still booming at 7PM; called CVPD again
Still booming at 8PM; called CVPD again.... finally stopped around 8: 15PM! Saturday, September 21, 2019; 7: 55PM
Loud explosions ( 8) possibly firecrackers or gunshots. Called CVPD.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
9:45 Many pop-ups in the usual area south of the Police Station; loud, thumping noise and PA system. Called CVPD11:38; they said they’d dispatch an officer. Returned to CYM1:30PM, noise louder than ever. The parking lot at the launch ramp is now overloaded with vintage cars and low-riders. cars parked along all the red curbs as well as cars parks on the actual launch ramp itself.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Party with multiple pop-ups on the grassy area north of the launch ramp.
NO amplified music/PA so it was really had to know they were even there! Yeah!
Thursday evening, September 12, 2019
9:30 PM
Multiple cars (>10) squealing tires and doing “ donuts” in the parking lot around the J Street launch ramp. Also, cars racing up and down the street leading to the launch ramp.
Called CVPD 9: 31PM.
Sunday morning, Sept 8, 7:15...
Once again about 6 "pop-ups" are being erected with loud generator sound, and lound thumping" noise from speakers ... Calls CVPD 7: 30AM.
Saturday, September 7, 2019 9:06
Perhaps50+ cars are doing “donuts” in the parking lot of the launch ramp and spinning our and making lots of noise and burning rubber.
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 ...
Noisefrom amplified music system with ANNOUNCERstarting at 0830, grassyarea south of the Police Station next to the launch ramp.
Saturday, August 24 ...
Motorcycle event at park starting at 0830 and continuing all day. LOTSof loud motorcycle sounds.
Friday, July 19, 2019
Loud, thumping music started around 1800 from a car in the park.
CalledCVPolicearound 10:30 about cars squealing tires and doing do-nuts by the launch ramp.
Almost immediately a CV police car arrived and intercepted.
Saturday, June 29, 2019...
Music and loud PA started at 10:00 and continued well past 18:00.
CVvintage car party. Very loud music and PA. | called CV Police around noon they said it was a permitted” party.
Saturday, April 20, 2019
The car club called Life in SanDiegoset up about 10 pop-ups ANDthe music starts blaring at 7:30am. | called CVPDsoon thereafter and the dispatcher said someone would be sent out.
By0900 the music had been turned waaay down. | drove over to the park and took a photo of the setup. | left the area around 11:30 and returned at 6: 30PM and the whole area was now FULLof cars, including cars blocking the entire launch ramp. There was loud music STILLcoming from the area.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Around 11: 00AM more thumping music from the same area ofthe park. | left CV and when | returned 2 hours later, the noise had stopped.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
11:00 Several “pop-up’s of undetermined origin, and loud, thumping music starts.
I’m departing at 2:00 for the airport).
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Loud, amplified music started at north end of park; several pop-up tents and PA announcements.
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Saturday, Aug 4, 2018
Car Club, popups, generator and lots of LOUD music starting at 0900. Called police around 0930 and they came out and the music was decreased a LOT; then around 11:00 it came back up. | called CVPD again and met two officers at the park and we talked about what to do. They said they could issuea Citizen’s Arrest, and then I’d have to go to court. They then suggestedthey talk to the people first. | agreed and the noise stayed bad all day until around 1830. Loud music, PA announcements,
August 9, 2018
Angela Gaines, Community Relations from CVPDcalled to discussnoise problem. Shesuggests documenting each and every nuisance and THEN get back to her.
Saturday, Aug 18, 2018
8-10 popups, generator, loud music started at 10: 00AM
Called CVPD 1053 and they reminded me it is HarborFest! ( I didn’t know it was ALSO at the launch ramp).
Saturday, Sept 22, 2018
10-15 pop-ups at the SWcorner of the mole; LOTSof cars, LOUDmusic and PAsystem announcing some sort of raffle.
Sunday, Sept23, 2018
5-10 popups next to the PoliceStation; music started at 0900.
Saturday, Sept 29, 2018
10-15 popups on the north side of the park; music and PAstarting at noon ( moderate irritation).
Sunday evening, April 7, 2019 ~7PM, LOTSof loud rap music coming from the same area; Barry Joshuanoticed it around 6:50 and call CVPD. He alerted me when | arrived home at 7PM. As | walked down Cdock the music was actually noticeably turned UP. | called CVPDaswell.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 Thumping music started at 10:30 and continued well past 19:00 from multiple pop-ups.
Sunday, April 14, 2019 Thumping music started at 0800 and continued until “ 1900.
Thursday, April 18, 9: 53PM — about two dozen cars spinning their wheels in the parking lot for at least 10-20 minutes, making a LOTof noise and smoke. Called CVPDand they said they had another call and would send a car when “ available”. Yuck! 11 460 Note: “ CYM” refers to the California Yacht Marina, now known as Safe Harbor Southbay — the 461 marina nearest to Bayfront Park and the launch ramp. 462
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12 Extreme and Persistent Noise Problems — Chula Vista Bayfront Park 950 Marina Way, Chula Vista, CA 91910
John Kalpus;
Tuesday, April 9, 2024s
Members of the Chula Vista City Council,
have berthed my sailboat in Chula Vista for the past 21+ years. | chose this area for many reasons, the primary one being the peace and quiet of the neighborhood and parks.
Before the pandemic, | was travelling almost every week for my work as a professional computer trainer. | would then spend the weekends on my sailboat, enjoying a relaxing few days before heading to the airport again.
Since approximately 2019, there has been a HUGE increase in noise coming from Bayfront Park, only 150 feet from the marina. Almost universally the noise comes from groups of car aficionados who erect multiple pop-ups, set up generators and amplifiers and proceed to eliminate the peace and quiet we’ve come to expect from a “park” so near our marina. These parties can last from 6AM in the morning until well after dark, sometimes as long as 10-11PM. The events are usually on the weekends but can occur any day of the week including well past midnight and the early morning hours.
This uninterrupted noise is constant and loud, with the usual THUMP, THUMP, THUMP of sub- base woofer speakers, impossible to escape! Several of us at the marina have been in contact with our local Chula Vista representatives, and they have always told us to work with the Port Commission to resolve the problems. The Port Commission has posted, albeit tiny, signage indicating that amplified music is NOT allowed, except by permit from the Port Commission. These constant, un- permitted car- club events which have literally taken over most if not all of the park. The “ events” are often so large that it’s difficult for boaters to enter the park, especially if towing a boat trailer.
Cars routinely park in the red fire zones, and even in the grassy areas to the north of the park.
As recently as this past Friday evening, March 29, 2024, 9: 00PM, there was a constant low- frequency booming coming from Bayfront Park, probably a car’s stereo. The noise greatly escalated around 10:00PM when lots of very loud POP, POP, POPnoises were heard. Originally thinking it was gunfire, but when | emerged from my boat it was clear these were car RACINGaround the parking lot producing lots of engine backfires and burning rubber pollution! There were ~30-40 cars participating, maybe more. | called CVPD and asked them to immediately send patrols over to stop the mayhem and catch the culprits. Afew moments into my call, the dispatcher put me on hold for more than 5 minutes understandable because of a 9-11 call). | eventually hung up and started to video the craziness. By that time the cars were starting to make their way out of the park, racing along the exit road and producing lost more mayhem, backfires and smoke from burning rubber.
Several years ago, Angela Gaines, CVPD Community Relations Specialist, suggested that | start to document the noise problems. Since then, | have documented well over 100 times the noise has been so bad that members of the marina community have had to call the CVPD for help.
Thinking the placards would alleviate the problem and give the CVPD grounds to issue citations and thereby prevent further use of the PD’s valuable time, none of this has happened.
Instead, the problem has only worsened. Please return our peace and quiet by instructing the CVPD to start issuing citations to prevent further issues. CVPD resources are being wasted by NOT enforcing the Chula Vista Municipal Code enacted to prevent just such a nuisance. Uncontrolled noise not only disturbs the peace and quiet but is also a major health issue. We need your immediate help.
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Chula Vista Noise Ordinance 2.66.185, re: Amplified noise, clearly states:
Except when authorized pursuant to a permit issued by the Director of Recreation, Director of Public Works or their designees, it is unlawful in any park or recreation center to operate a radio, television, stereo or any similar electronic or mechanical device capable of producing or emitting sound at avolume where the sound is audible at a distance greater than 150 feet from the point of emission. ( Ord. 3322 § 7, 2014; Ord. 2651 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2172 § 2, 1986).
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The Safe Harbor South Bay and Safe Harbor Bayfront marinas have over five hundred boats and the closest is less than 100 feet from Bayfront Park. Therefore, in your solicitations for ideas for redevelopment of Bayfront Park, we respectfully request the following:
Immediately STOP issuing Port Commission permits for groups who repeatedly use the park at their personal meeting site, with all the concomitant noise and traffic.
STARTissuing citations immediately for groups who ignore the noise ordinance. When issuing permits, please limit the time of the event to a 4-6-hour period, and certainly state a cutoff time of no later than 9PM.
Install speed bumps on the road leading into Bayfront Park. This would almost certainly eliminate cars and motorcycles using this road as a racetrack.
Install LARGE, easy to read and understand placards explaining the noise ordinance and consequences of abuse.
Most of Bayfront Park is paved over for parking. This is a terrible waste of beautiful parkland.
Instead, we Suggest you greatly increase the amount of green space, planting trees and grass and drought-tolerant plants. We don’t need so much heat-absorbing asphalt.
Install area lighting which stops the light pollution that most streetlamps emit. Bring back the night sky and let us see the stars again! We should only see the light from a fixture, not the light source itself!
Consider, very carefully, issuing any permits which would degrade the quality of life for those of us who visit our beautiful Chula Vista parks to listen to the birds and hear the wind blowing through the trees.
Work with the various Chula Vista and National City ~ based car clubs to find amuch more suitable and safer place for them to hold car rallies and displays and BBQs, but in a place which would not disturb surrounding neighborhoods.
Create a volunteer community advisory panel to offer insights from people who live near, next to, or are affected by use of the park.
To demonstrate how invasive and annoying these noise disturbances are, | have created a short, 5- minute movie which highlights the problem.
Watch the movie here: httos:// vimeo.com/S$37520912
Respectfully submitted,
John Kalpus