Daytona Beach, FL Filming & Production: Production Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Filming defined as outdoor event
- City Code § 82-1
- Permit required
- written outdoor event permit, § 82-51(a)
- Noise condition authority
- § 82-56(b)(10)
- Separate permit note
- sound amplification permit still may apply, § 82-56(a)
- Penalty
- up to $500 fine or 60 days jail
Summary
Daytona Beach treats commercial filming on city property as a regulated outdoor event, and City Code § 82-56(b)(10) lets the city condition the filming permit on restricting sound amplification equipment and the amount of noise generated by motors and other production equipment during the shoot.
Filming activity means the use of any street, alley, sidewalk, park, pier, way or other city property for the purpose of making motion pictures or videotape for broadcast. ... Except as provided in section 82-52, no person will hold, manage, or otherwise conduct an outdoor event without first having obtained a written outdoor event permit from the city. ... Conditions may include the following: ... (10)Restrictions on use of sound amplification equipment and on the amount of noise generated by motors and other equipment used in the course of the event.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
" Because of that classification, § 82-51(a) requires a production company to obtain a written outdoor event permit before filming on city property unless the narrow news-gathering exemption in § 82-52(a)(3) applies. When the city issues the permit, § 82-56(b) authorizes it to impose additional conditions on the time, place, and manner of the activity to protect public safety and city property, and item (10) of that subsection specifically lets the city restrict use of sound amplification equipment and cap the amount of noise generated by motors and other equipment used during the production.
Section 82-56(a) further makes clear that the outdoor event permit does not substitute for any separate sound amplification permit otherwise required by the code. Because these are discretionary conditions rather than a fixed decibel table, the actual noise limits, curfew hours, and equipment restrictions imposed on a given production are set case by case in the permit itself, based on the location, nearby residences, and time of day, with heightened scrutiny for shoots scheduled during a city-proclaimed major event period such as Bike Week.
Violations & Fines
A production that exceeds the noise conditions in its permit, or that films on city property without a permit at all, is subject to the general penalty in § 82-8 and § 1-14: a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense. The city manager may also revoke the permit outright under § 82-68 for noncompliance with permit conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What if a film crew ignores its noise conditions?
Sources & Official References
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