Pembroke Pines, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Who is covered
- Public entertainment establishments & staff
- Measuring point
- Sound crossing real property boundary
- Restricted hours
- 10-11 p.m. to 7 a.m., varies by day
- Enforcement
- Police/Code Enforcement, complaint-based
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 90 days jail, § 10.99
Summary
Pembroke Pines bars any public entertainment establishment from playing music or sound equipment loudly enough to cross the property line and disturb a reasonable neighbor between 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The rule applies to the establishment and anyone associated with or working for it.
(B) Any public entertainment establishment or person associated with or working for said establishment which operates, plays or permits the operation or playing of any radio, television, stereo, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device, shall not operate, play, or permit the operation or playing of such devices in a manner which would result in noise across a real property boundary so as to disturb the peace, health, and comfort of a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday; 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and legal holidays, and on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day, between the hours of 12:30 a.m. through 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
04(B) targets commercial entertainment noise directly: any public entertainment establishment, or person associated with or working for that establishment, that operates, plays, or permits the operation or playing of a radio, television, stereo, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device is barred from doing so in a manner that results in noise crossing a real property boundary and disturbing the peace, health, and comfort of a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities. m. m. 04. 03, defines REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY as the line, including its vertical extension, that separates one parcel from another, which is the measuring point for whether a bar or club's music has crossed onto a neighboring property. 053 or by ordinance citation.
Violations & Fines
A public entertainment establishment whose music or sound equipment crosses the property line and disturbs neighbors during the nighttime hours in § 96.04(B) is subject to the general penalty in § 10.99 of up to a $500 fine, up to 90 days imprisonment, or both, with each occurrence treated as a separate violation under § 96.09(C).
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