Plans are underway to bring the Kaaboo music festival back to the Del Mar Fairgrounds for the next five years.

However, while the festival packs some serious musical punch, some locals are hoping to turn down the sound.

"It was crowded and it was pretty loud, and fairly late," said Sandra Whitson, who lives on a hill overlooking the venue.

She said the activity spilled into her usually quiet neighborhood during the Kaaboo music festival, which took over the fairgrounds for four days last September.

"It grew each day," she said.

The event featured big draws like No Doubt, Snoop Dogg and the Killers. Now, it's planning a return to the fairgrounds this September, headlined by Jack Johnson and the Goo Goo Dolls.

"I think it's more of a positive because it's always nice for the kids to have more things to do around here," said Will Nicholas, a former Del Mar commuter student.

While tickets are on sale -- from $300 to $2,500 -- the event appears to be in flux.

On Tuesday, the Del Mar Fairgrounds board of directors pulled Kaaboo's contract moments before it was supposed to be approved.

The decision came after Del Mar and Solana Beach city officials expressed concerns over noise restrictions written into the deal. The contract regulates how loud the event can be down to the minutes, and cuts off outside noise by 10 p.m.

Whitson said either way, she won't be venturing down the hill to experience Kaaboo at ground level.

"I feel like I'm there every day because I can look down there and I see it and I hear it, live with the traffic," she said.

This is the second consecutive month that the fairgrounds board has delayed approving Kaaboo's contract.

On March 10, Fairgrounds officials issued this statement: