Noise from Coachella festival-goers frustrates local homeowners in La Quinta

Festival-goers are in the valley for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but according to some homeowners, their noise is causing a ruckus for their community.

Kim Hyde, a resident of the La Quinta Polo Estates, said an all night party at the nearby Platinum Estates along Madison Street in La Quinta, left her and her family without any sleep.

“I have had no sleep and it was very disruptive and this has never happened,” Hyde said.

She said in previous years, she has had no issues with the neighboring houses which she said is owned by Goldenvoice, but was left fuming due to loud music and a block party she said happened early Saturday morning.

“These homes have been here, that Goldenvoice owns,” she said. T”hey built those about three years ago. Never have we had that issue.”

Hyde said she called police and eventually deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to her noise complaint and eventually said the neighboring community had a noise permit until 5 a.m.

“You shouldn’t be giving out permits to 5 a.m. in the morning for music and a block party,” she said.

However, according to La Quinta Mayor Linda Evans, the city never gave any noise permits to the Platinum Estates and if any loud music was played in La Quinta city limits, it would violate city ordinances. The only permit was given to another estate no located next to the Polo Estates.

According to Mayor Evans, the city’s ordinance stipulates that there can’t be any noise louder than 50 decibels between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

She said city staff would be on hand to monitor the area for compliance.

For Rosalia Mendoza, she said a delay in the opening on Friday caused unruly crowds outside the festival entrance and she felt unsafe.

“There was a lot of aggression because people couldn’t move and it was a hot time of the day,” she said. “It was certainly hot but there was no movement.”

Another festival-goer however said while lines were long, there were no issues.

“The lines were long but pretty mellow for the most part,” Bailee Collier said. “Everybody just wanted to get inside and get the weekend started.”