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Valencia’s Arts Complex Seeks Court‑Vetted Plans to Keep Summer Concerts Within Noise Limits

CACSA seeks a court‑reviewed plan per event to pair festival bookings with enforceable noise limits.

Overview

  • CACSA filed an enforcement request tied to a March 24 ruling that curbed noisy shows at the City of Arts and Sciences, asking the court to allow events that meet tighter controls.
  • Under the proposal, each promoter would submit a pre‑event action plan to the court that details sound technology, monitoring methods, and how the show will stay within legal decibel caps.
  • The venue would also require an acoustic audit, an environmental license, emergency and self‑protection plans, structural and electrical certificates, crowd‑control systems, an inspection by an Authorized Control Body, and a signed legal attestation.
  • Valencia’s mayor, María José Catalá, said no concert will go ahead if it exceeds the city’s noise ordinance, and she assigned sound checks to the regional police with coordination from local officers.
  • Summer lineups such as Festival de les Arts, Bigsound, and I Love 90/Reggaetón now hinge on the court’s response and promoter compliance, as some shows shift to the Marina where neighbors and businesses seek impact studies before any relocations.