Following neighbor's complaint, HOA plans to have independent acoustic study done at court
Residents in the Fairbanks Ranch community have found themselves in a pickle due to a neighbor’s complaint to the homeowners association about the noise generated from pickleball being played on their backyard court.
Larry Belinsky said the neighbors located to the north, west and east of their home have all written letters of approval that the noise does not bother them. The Belinskys did offer a compromise to install an acoustic fence sound barrier, a $7,000 investment of their own money, but said the neighbor did not agree. They have since taken the offer off the table.
Following the neighbor’s complaint, the HOA told the Belinskys that they needed to remove the painted pickleball lines from their court as they were located within the setback. They were given 30 days to remove the lines, but the HOA did not end up enforcing it as the Belinksys said it was determined they were not in the setback.
“If we’re measured, everyone has to be measured,” said Judy Belinsky, noting that the selective noise enforcement in this case feels unfair: “We all have to be treated equally in an HOA.” “Pickleball is also never a singles game,” added Levy. “It’s very social and it’s very fast. Pickleball players tend to be more talkative than tennis players, and there are more people in a smaller space so there’s lots of talking and people having a good time.”
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