Dancehall Will Have A 24 Hour Zone
Minister Crawford with responsibility of entertainment, spoke to the complexity of the potential zoning system he promises to deliver to dancehall enthusiasts.
“We decided to have four zones, because every area deserves to have an event. In an A Zone, you will not be able to get a time extension. So as it relates to the night noise, you cannot go past 12 a.m. or 2 a.m.,” he said.
“The second part is the B Zone, which is a residential zone. This is important because there is a high concentration of people to be disturbed. So we are saying if you are in a B Zone, as a promoter, you have a responsibility to get persons to sign on to say they are in agreement with your event. This allows communities that depend on events to get a break from the noise abatement. So when you look at Rae Town, for example, they depend on events so it is highly likely, even though it’s highly residential, that the promoter will get a 65 per cent signature,” he said.
Promoters who receive signatures from community members giving their approval to hostevents beyond the legally stipulated times are then required to take the signatures to the Noise Abatement Appeal Board and the police, who will confer to make a final decision.
Promoters hosting events in the C Zone will only be required to get 35 per cent of the residents’ signatures for a time extension, while the D Zone will not have a time limit for hosting events. Therefore, events like Passa Passa and Dutty Fridays could potentially be hosted in a D Zone.
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