Miami, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Outdoor curfew
- 10:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m.
- First offense
- warning only
- Third+ offense fine
- $500
- Code enforcement board cap
- up to $15,000/violation
- Exempt
- some enclosed venues in nightlife districts
Summary
Bars, nightclubs, and other alcohol or entertainment establishments that share a property line with a home cannot play music or amplified sound in outdoor areas between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., with escalating fines for repeat violations.
(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 or operating of any such noise or such similar music of the following, which is not an exhaustive list: music, music boxes, jukeboxes, radios, musical instruments, any other musical devices; phonograph or other mechanical sound-making device or instrument; reproducing device or instrument; the playing of any band, orchestra, musician, or group of musicians; or the use of any device to amplify the music of any band, orchestra, musician, or group of musicians on or about the premises in any of its outdoor spaces between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 36-4(b) bars any business "including but not limited to an entertainment establishment, alcohol service establishment, food service establishment" from playing or operating music, jukeboxes, or amplified sound in outdoor spaces between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. if the property shares a line with a residential use as defined by the Miami 21 Code. Subsection (d) exempts certain fully-enclosed venues in the Downtown Development Authority, Omni, Coconut Grove, or Wynwood districts, or on T-6-24-and-above zoned property, if they held approval before the section's adoption. City-sponsored events on city property are also exempt.
Violations & Fines
First offense draws a warning; second offense $250; third and later offenses $500. The code enforcement board can separately fine up to $1,000/day for a first offense, $5,000/day for a repeat violator, and up to $15,000 for an irreparable violation, plus possible revocation of the certificate of use or business tax receipt.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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