Live music supporters came in droves to defend the rights of business owners and musicians to host live entertainment at Carpinteria’s City Council Meeting on Monday, March 25. In a unanimous decision, the council agreed to ease license conditions on live performances that businesses had deemed overly restrictive and burdensome.
City officials implemented restrictions after one business, Island Brewing Company, received 21 complaints beginning in July of 2023, largely from the same household. Prior to these incidents, noise complaints remained low, less than five per year, according to city staff reports.
According to a report from city staff, investigators discovered that many businesses did not have licenses to host outdoor live music. Island Brewing Company, Corktree Cellars, the BrewLAB, and Apiary Beverage Co. then obtained licenses and formed their own coalition.