Fort Lauderdale's Special Entertainment District allows amplified sound up to 85 dBA until 1 am on weekends — rules written in 2008 when zero residential buildings existed in the immediate area.

Since then, more than 2,300 residential units have been built in the same corridor:

• 2008 - SED noise rules written — 0 residential units
• 2014 — New River Yacht Club Phase 1 — 249 units
• 2020 — X Las Olas (Society, Phase 1) — 650 units
• 2020 — 100 Las Olas — 351 units
• 2023 — New River Yacht Club Phase 2 (Regatta) — 349 units
• 2024 — Harbour at New River — 337 units
• 2024 — Rivr Lofts — 352 units
• 2026 — Hanover Riverwalk — 380 units

Since 2019: 6 additional residential buildings, 2,081+ units added in the immediate area. Total: approximately 2,330 residential units governed by a noise rule written when zero apartments existed in the district.

We ask the City of Fort Lauderdale to adopt noise standards that reflect what this neighborhood actually is — a place where thousands of families work, live, and SLEEP:

NO BUSINESS SHOULD HOLD SPECIAL NOISE PERMISSIONS THAT IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS.