Noise from Specific Sources in Santa Fe, NM (2026)
1 verified noise from specific sources rules for Santa Fe, New Mexico, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bar & Nightclub Noise
Santa Fe's zoning code defines a nightclub by an unmissable trait: amplified live entertainment or dance music after 10 p.m. Table 14-6.1-1's Note 3 carries that same line into the use table for bars, cocktail lounges and nightclubs, banning amplified live entertainment or amplified dance music past that hour wherever the note attaches to a district.
Santa Fe Bans Late-Night Amplified Music at Bars
Some RestrictionsSanta Fe City Code (SFCC 1987) § 14-12.1 (definition of "Nightclub"); Table 14-6.1-1, Note 3
NIGHTCLUB An establishment that provides, in combination with service of alcoholic beverages, amplified live entertainment or amplified music for dancing after the hour of 10:00 p.m. ... 3.Amplified live entertainment or amplified music for dancing prohibited after 10 p.m.