Cafe del Mar rapped for excessive noise
The hugely popular entertainment venue Cafe del Mar has been reprimanded by Kamala Police for causing noise pollution and disturbing local residents.
The volume levels of the music coming from the establishment exceeded acceptable levels, police officers declared on Jan 17, adding that it was consequently causing a major disturbance to local residents in the nearby area.
Superintendent Pol Col Somsak Thongkliang and police inspector Pol Lt Thammarat Pensri, both from Kamala Police Station, were joined by Phiphob Sudkhao from the Kathu District Office, and officials from the Kathu District Public Health office, in a visit to the beach club around 1pm on Jan 17.
It was subsequently revealed to the manager of the venue that they had violated Section 25 of the Public Health Act B.E. 2535 in creating a nuisance and disturbing the peace in an unacceptable manner.
It was not disclosed in police reports whether local residents themselves had specifically raised the issue by way of complaint to authorities.
Police did state, however, that the bar’s manager, who remained unnamed in their report, admitted to the charge of playing the music too loud which in turn had disturbed local residents.
It was agreed that the music would be set to an acceptable level which would not be exceeded moving forward and that the situation would be reviewed over the course of the next seven days. If any further offences were found to have occurred during that time frame, then measures would be proposed to renovate the predominantly outdoor venue to provide permanent cover and thus minimise the noise levels.
Police also issued a reminder to the bar’s manager to prohibit the sale and use of shisha and hookah products on site, although there was no mention that such a discrepancy had occurred prior to the warning to warrant it.