Noise from Specific Sources in Miami, FL (2026)

Miami Code of Ordinances § 36-8

It shall be unlawful to operate mechanical and fire equipment, including air conditioning compressors, pumps, blowers, exhaust fans, filters and other similar noise-producing equipment, in all residential, institutional, commercial and industrial zoned property, when such equipment emits noise which exceeds the following noise levels, measured at the receiving property line nearest to the sourc...

Miami Code of Ordinances § 36-4(b)

(b)It shall be unlawful for any person owning, occupying, or having charge of any business, including but not limited to an entertainment establishment, alcohol service establishment, food service establishment, etc., or any part thereof, that shares a property line with any property that has a residential use as defined by Article 1 of the Miami 21 Code to cause or suffer to cause the playing ...

Miami Code of Ordinances § 36-9(b)

(b)It shall be unlawful for any freight or commercial deliveries to be received or staged on a property that is within 100 feet of a T-3 transect zone between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekends. Any violation of this subsection is punishable by a fine of $250.00 for a first offense, and $500.00 for each offense thereaft...

Miami Code of Ordinances § 36-4(e)(2)b

where the noise or music:a.Exceeds 80 dB(A) at a distance of greater than 25 feet from the property line of the property on which or from which it is produced;b.The bass level exceeds 68 dB(C) when measured from within an enclosed structure with all windows, doors and other openings closed; orc.Exceeds 65 dB(A) when measured from within an enclosed structure with all windows, doors, and other o...