Noise from Specific Sources in Nashville, TN (2026)
2 verified noise from specific sources rules for Nashville, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bar & Nightclub Noise
Downtown bars and nightclubs are capped at 85 Db(A) measured 50 feet from the building during business hours, dropping to 70 Db(A) after hours; live music is exempt from the cap, but exterior speakers are banned outright.
Bar and Nightclub Noise Rules in Nashville
Some RestrictionsMetropolitan Code of Laws § 9.20.010
It shall be unlawful for interior speakers of an establishment during business operating hours regardless of speaker orientation to produce sounds registering more than 85 decibels (A weighted) ("Db(A)"), as measured at street level fifty linear feet from the outside wall of the structure within which the noise is produced. Other than during business operating hours, it shall be unlawful for an...
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Metro Nashville's noise code defines "plainly audible" to expressly include bass reverberation, so a car stereo or party speaker violates the law once the bass alone can be heard off the property line: no melody or lyrics need to be discernible.
Bass Reverberation Counts as Noise in Nashville
Some RestrictionsMetropolitan Code of Laws § 9.10.010
"Plainly audible" means any sound which clearly can be heard by unimpaired auditory senses; however, words or phrases need not be discernible and said sound shall include bass reverberation. "Premises" means any building, structure, land, utility or portion thereof, including all appurtenances, and shall include yards, lots, courts, inner yards, common hallways in multiple-family dwellings, ...