🔊 Urban Noise and Fundamental Rights
The Constitutional Court has clarified that sound as an environmental pollutant can directly violate the fundamental rights to privacy and peace and quiet of individuals.
⚖️ Judgment T-099 of 2016
The responsibility of the municipal administration to ensure compliance with the legal system consists of adopting preventive and sanctioning measures with respect to establishments that do not meet legal requirements regarding noise.
Applicable Legal Framework:
- Resolution 8321 of 1983 — Regulations on auditory intensity
- Resolution 0627 of 2006 — Environmental noise standards
- Law 232 of 1995 — Requirements for commercial establishments
- Law 751 of 2001 — Municipal powers in environmental health
If you are affected: You may demand that your municipality adopt control measures. In case of omission, you may resort to the appropriate legal actions to protect your right to peace and quiet and to a healthy environment.