LEVEL Says It Follows Local Noise Ordinance. Here's What the Ordinance Says.

LEVEL's FAQ answers the question “Is live music allowed?” like this: “Yes, live bands are permitted. All musical performances must comply with our sound regulations to meet local ordinance requirements.”

So let's look at the local ordinance.

Los Angeles Municipal Code, Sec. 112.01

The city's rule on radios, musical instruments and amplifying devices says that any noise level from them “which is audible to the human ear at a distance in excess of 150 feet from the property line of the noise source, within any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, shall be a violation.”

The apartment buildings behind LEVEL are not 150 feet from its patio. They are one alley away. Residents across that alley and down the block hear the music inside their homes.

Sec. 116.01: loud, unnecessary and unusual noise

The code also makes it unlawful to “willfully make or continue” any “loud, unnecessary, and unusual noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.”

Continuing is the key word. Residents report that when police arrive, the volume goes down, and when they leave, it goes back up.

We are residents, not lawyers

We are not a court, and we are not claiming to be one. We are simply reading the rule LEVEL itself says it follows, standing in our own living rooms, listening to its DJ. We'll let the code speak for itself.

If the music is inside your home right now, call LEVEL at (310) 751-2446, their own published number, and ask them to turn it down. Still loud? LAPD non-emergency is 1-877-ASK-LAPD.