Dear Editor,

I walk my dog on leash along Alki Beach on the pedestrian sidewalk/path Sunday afternoons. Walking my pup on the actual beach would land me a $500 fine as quick as a wag of a tail. 

It was a gloriously serene sunny afternoon this past Sunday that was all but destroyed each time one of the those huge LOUD motorcycles or a gaggle of crotch-rocketeers or a car cruised by with its windows rolled down polluting the atmosphere with deafeningly loud NOISE from it's stereo!

Alki is so quiet and peaceful between November and April but as soon as the sun peaks out from behind its winter blanket of clouds it attracts a subset of individuals who insist on violating our noise ordinances to satisfy their gratuitous insecurity in pursuit of attention they so desperately desire. They are a pathetic subset of our culture but none the less their disturbance of the peace is criminal.    
 
When was the last time the Seattle Police Department enforced our noise ordinances?
 
I think it is time they did.  Once a week until the noise subsides, perhaps on Sunday afternoons?
 
Seattle Municipal Code 25.08.500  Public disturbance noises.
It is unlawful for any person knowingly to cause or make, or for any person in possession of property knowingly to allow or originate from
the property, unreasonable noise which disturbs another, and to refuse or intentionally fail to cease the unreasonable noise when ordered to do so by a police officer..."Unreasonable noise"shall include the following sounds or combination of sounds:
 
C. Loud and raucous, and frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds made in connection with the starting, operation, repair, rebuilding or
testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-highway vehicle, or internal combustion engine;

Seattle Municipal Code 25.08.515  Public disturbance noise from portable or motor vehicle audio equipment.
Sound from motor vehicle sound system clearly heard at a distance of 75 feet from where it is originating. 75 feet is comparable to the length of a standard swimming pool.
 
Penalty: A violation of this ordinance is a civil infraction, punishable by a maximum fine of $500. 

Dennis Grace
Alki