Miramar, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard curfew
- On-premises sales stop 2:00 a.m., resume 8:00 a.m.
- Extended hours license
- Permits sales until 4:00 a.m.
- Building standard
- Must be enclosed, soundproofed, air-conditioned
- Revocation ground
- Excessive noise reaching neighboring properties
- Reapplication bar
- 12 months after revocation at that address
- Appeal window
- 30 days to court after commission decision
Summary
Bars and clubs in Miramar that want to pour past 2 a.m. must hold a city-issued extended hours license, and the building itself has to be soundproofed and sealed against noise leaking into the neighborhood. Noise complaints against neighboring properties are a stated ground for the city commission to revoke that license.
Such extended hours license shall permit and extend the hours during which such licensee may sell alcoholic beverages until 4:00 a.m. on any day. Such licenses shall only be granted to those establishments that are wholly enclosed, soundproofed, and air-conditioned, and any windows, doors or other openings kept closed, except for normal and emergency ingress and egress, in order that noise and music emanating therefrom will not disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood... During the extended sale hours, there shall have been no negative affect on neighboring properties, especially with respect to excessive noise, accumulation of trash, and glare from exterior lighting or from headlights (which can be cured by the use of hedges or other barriers).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
m. (Sec. 4-1). must obtain an extended hours license from the city, described as "a privilege subject to termination by the city commission" rather than a right. Section 4-2(b) requires that any establishment holding this license be "wholly enclosed, soundproofed, and air-conditioned," with windows and doors kept closed except for normal ingress and egress, specifically so that noise and music inside will not disturb the neighborhood. The license fee is set by city commission resolution and issuance must occur within 30 days of a complete application.
If the city manager determines the licensee is harming public health, safety or welfare, the matter goes on the city commission's quasi-judicial agenda for a revocation hearing. Section 4-2(c)(2) lists excessive noise reaching neighboring properties, along with trash accumulation and glare, as evidence supporting revocation. The licensee gets at least 14 days' written notice of the hearing and a chance to be heard; the commission can revoke, deny revocation, or impose conditions such as paying for security or additional buffering. A revoked license cannot be reapplied for at that address for 12 months, and any commission decision can be appealed to court within 30 days.
Violations & Fines
Selling after the 2 a.m./4 a.m. cutoffs without a valid extended hours license is punishable under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-13 (fine up to $500, up to 60 days imprisonment, or both), or through supplemental code enforcement under Sec. 2-77.1 et seq. Noise-driven license revocation is a separate administrative track: a quasi-judicial hearing before the city commission, with a 12-month reapplication bar at that location if the license is pulled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Miramar bar or nightclub serve alcohol after 2 a.m.?
Can noise complaints get a bar's late-hours license pulled?
What happens if Miramar revokes an extended hours license?
Sources & Official References
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