Collier County, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

Sec. 54-92(g) requires any commercial business or nonresidential land use, such as a night club named directly in the code alongside restaurants and fraternal organizations, to get a site-specific Amplified Sound Permit before providing outdoor entertainment within 2,500 feet of any residential use or zoning district, measured from the actual sound source to the affected property line. Indoor entertainment is folded in too: if a commercial establishment is adjudicated for a noise violation from indoor amplified sound, it is treated as having expanded entertainment outside its walls and must then get the permit.

The application must disclose the applicant's and business's contact information, the type of establishment, a sketch of where on the property the event will occur, mitigating factors, the type of entertainment (live band, DJ, recorded music), how often events occur, and proposed hours. The County Manager or designee verifies the 2,500-foot distance by survey, official zoning map or aerial photography before issuing the permit; the only lawful basis for denial is a prior adjudicated violation involving the same amplified sound activity. A nonrefundable fee set by the County's adopted Fee Schedule is due at application, and the permit stays valid indefinitely as long as the use and application details don't materially change.