The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has found that the noise emitted from the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets on Mandela Avenue and Vlissengen Road is within the tolerance levels and has brought a long-standing matter between the fast-food restaurant and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to a close.

The M&CC said at its statutory meeting on Monday that the EPA contended that the noise levels produced from generators at the two locations exceeded the tolerance levels of 65 decibels for day and 55 decibels for night as stipulated by the EPA.

“The City Works Committee along with the Occupational Safety Health Officer Dale Beresford visited the sites and conducted a noise level test using [an] IEC 651 type 11 noise dosimeter with a noise rating of 130 db maximum, at a frequency of 250 hertz. All the measurements were taken when the generators were operating at [their] fullest capacity,” the release said.

The release said the readings revealed that noise emissions were within tolerance levels, taking into account additional sources of noise generated.

The relevant person at the EPA was out of office yesterday when this newspaper called for a comment.