San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Amid its colonial charm and picturesque landscapes, the city of San Miguel de Allende faces a silent but omnipresent challenge: noise pollution caused by excessive noise.
According to a report from the Department of Environment and Sustainability, complaints about noise levels have been increasing in the city’s businesses in recent years.
The municipal agency revealed that, in 2021, 150 reports of excessive noise were attended to, a figure that increased to 182 in 2022. By 2023 there were 142 reports and so far this year, 95 reports of noise have been registered. excessive.
In recent years, at least 569 commercial establishments have been visited by inspectors, data from the department that regulates this problem reveal.
Municipal regulations establish limits of 68 decibels in commercial areas from 6 in the morning to 10 at night, and 65 decibels (dB) from 10 at night to 6 in the morning.
According to various graphs and tables showing decibel levels in different ranges, 60 to 70 dB is considered a high noise level, equivalent to listening to a television at a moderate volume or sitting in light traffic.
To report or perceive excess sound emitted by a fixed source, such as the electric generator in a business, air conditioning equipment or industrial machinery, you can do so from Monday to Friday from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon to the telephone numbers 4151501727 and 4151549589.
Sanctions
If you are reported for acoustically contaminating the quiet environment of San Miguel de Allende, you may be subject to a reprimand, warning, fine and even temporary or permanent closure.
Closure may occur if the offender does not comply with the deadlines and conditions imposed by the authority, with the corrective or urgently applied measures ordered; when you are a repeat offender for infractions that generate negative effects on the environment; or if there is repeated contempt on three or more occasions, to comply with one or more corrective or urgently applicable measures imposed by the authority.
You could also be subject to administrative arrest for up to 36 hours; to the confiscation of instruments directly related to the conduct that gives rise to the imposition of the sanction and of the products related to violations of the regulations; as well as the suspension or revocation of the corresponding concessions, licenses, permits or authorizations.
Source: Zonafranca
