During the meeting, a number of people complained about the volume.

Benjamin Walls, whose gallery and loft apartment are directly across from Quaker Steak, urged the city to approve something that would be fair to everyone.

“This issue is so much bigger than the Benjamin Walls Gallery and Quaker Steak. This is something as we grow as a town we need municipal infrastructure in place that will allow fair growth for all businesses to live, work and play,” Walls said.

He said he has reduced hours at his business and lost a tenant because of the noise level.

He also told council members he has a petition bearing 27 signatures of residents from downtown and Solar Hill who want some action taken.

Janet Atwell, owner of Borderline Billiards in the 600 block of Bristol, Tennessee, agreed that the Quaker Steak music sometimes is excessively loud.

“I can hear it in the back of my building. There have been times I could hear the outside music over my jukebox that is playing inside my building and I’ve turned my jukebox up,” Atwell said.

Bristol Tennessee resident Cindy Ryan lives several blocks from downtown off Windsor Avenue and still has issues with the noise levels.