COLLEGE AREA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

P.O. BOX = 15723

SAN DIEGO, CA 92175-5723

Public Hearing on SDSU Fraternity Noise and Litt= er Control Program

Set for June 8 CACC Meeting

Since 1981, the City of San Diego has issued a noise variance to the San Diego St= ate University Interfraternity Council (IFC), the governing body for = SDSU’s sixteen general fraternities, enabling the IFC to issue permits to member fraternities to exceed the normal sound level limits specified in the San D= iego Municipal Code for a limited number of weekend or holiday events under specified conditions (time, decibel limit, etc.). In exchange for this privilege, the IFC has agreed to implement a Fraternity Noise and Litter Control Program. In 1999, the United Sorority and Fraterni= ty Council (USFC), SDSU’s governing council = for culturally-based social fraternities and sororities, w= as also granted a variance to cover its member fraternities that operate offic= ial chapter houses. (Currently, two USFC fraternities operate chapter houses.) = The terms of the variances and the agreement between the College Area Community Council (CACC) and the IFC and USFC regarding the Fraternity Noise and Litt= er Control Program are reviewed annually at the end= of the academic year.

CACC, IFC and USFC representatives met on May 9 to draft an agreement and proposed variance fo= r the year beginning Au= gust 1, 2005. The representatives agreed to renew the 2004-05 agreement for 2005-06 year = with the following changes:

= (1)&= nbsp; Each council (IFC and USFC) would be abl= e to grant one permit to itself annually for an on-campus event. (This would be = an alcohol-free event.)

= (2)&= nbsp; Currently, fraternities can receive three noise permits on specified weekends during the pre-recruitment and recruitm= ent period at the beginning of each semester. In lieu of one of these weekend permits, a fraternity would be able to issued a permit for a Monday, Tuesda= y, Wednesday or Thursday during the council’s designated recruitment week (typically the third week of the semester), for a maximum of three hours between 4:30 – 9:00 p.m. (These would be alcohol-free events.)

The community is invited to prov= ide public input at the CACC meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at the Faith Presbyterian Ch= urch, 5075 Campanile Drive. The meeting starts at 7:00 <= span class=3DGramE>p.m., and the p= ublic hearing will be a special item of business on the agenda. After receiving a recommendation from the CACC, the City Noise Abatement and Control Administrator will determine the conditions for the noise variance issued to the IFC and USFC for the upcoming year.

For more information, contact Doug Case, Coordinator, SDSU Cent= er for Fraternity and Sorority Life, 594-2939, Doug.Case@sdsu.edu.<= /span>