![[e-mail]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v2/images/header/email-15x10.gif){kind=small}
Subscribe
![[e-mail]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v1/images/icon_email-story.gif){kind=icon}
Get News Alerts to your Email & Cell Phone
Spring Lake, N.C. — Spring Lake officials say they will review the town’s noise ordinance at a meeting next month.
The review comes after Dwight Bell, operator of Daddy D’s Sweets & Treats, drew a $50 citation for the music on his ice cream truck. Police told Bell the music was too loud and ticketed him for creating a public disturbance.
Bell appeared before the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen Monday night. The board said it did not have the jurisdiction to void the ticket.
Bell says he has a lawyer and will fight the citation in court.
Spring Lake Town Manager Larry Faison says town officials will research noise ordinances in other cities and will seek to clarify the standards for determining noise violations.
The Board of Aldermen will take up the matter Jan. 26.
Ice cream man's ticket prompts review of noise rules
![[search]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/presentation/v1/images/icons/16x12/search-form-icon.gif){kind=icon}
Site Search
- Web Editor: Jennifer Joyner
RELATED TOPICS: Spring Lake
Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
62 Comments
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/share/2012/02/08/10701014/4f3258681a195-44x75.jpg){kind=small}
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2012/02/10/10712172/thumbnail-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/entertainment/out_and_about/2012/02/04/10712136/pics_agunn53833-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/lifestyles/travel/2012/02/09/10710709/10710709-1328829176-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wralsportsfan.com/asset/basketball/2012/02/09/10705803/10705803-1328766083-100x75.jpg)
![[SLIDESHOW]](http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/lifestyles/travel/2012/02/08/10704761/10704761-1328743348-100x75.jpg)
| MOST | Viewed | E-mailed | Discussed |
Most E-mailed Stories
Most E-mailed Videos | |||
Multimedia
Key dates in the investigation of Lance Armstrong on charges he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Key events in Iran's relations with the West.
An interactive look at the controversial decision and reversal of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to stop funding breast exams at Planned Parenthood.
Have a donation? Schedule a pickup online!
2012 VW Jetta Sign and Drive $229 per month
WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.
This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
January 14, 2009 8:55 a.m.
January 13, 2009 7:45 p.m.
You seriously need to get a clue, "twane" isn't even a word.
January 13, 2009 6:22 p.m.
Most cities have gone away with the decibel measuring. A lot have specific ordinances for music coming from vehicles. For example, in Chapel Hill if the music is plainly audible from a distance of 30 feet or more from the vehicle then you're in violation. In Greensboro I believe it's 50 or 100 feet, and they write tickets for it all the time. Doesn't matter what time of day or night.
January 13, 2009 6:21 p.m.
Anyway to all of you who says: he broke the law give him a ticket. Disgusting. How about informing the ice cream truck guys of noise ordinances before issuing him a License to sell and then a ticket caused by a Big..?
January 13, 2009 5:37 p.m.