Pompano Beach, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Generator Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- generators or amplified music in parks
- First offense fine
- $100 civil penalty
- Second offense fine
- $150 civil penalty
- Additional offense fine
- $250 civil penalty
- Enforcers
- Law Enforcement Officers, Park Rangers
- Exception
- city-authorized public events
Summary
Setting up or operating a generator on a Pompano Beach park, beach, or cultural facility is a prohibited act under § 98.02(Z), punishable as a civil infraction starting at a $100 fine, unless the city itself has authorized it.
(Z) Set up or operate generators, or play amplified music. ... Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of § 98.02(B), (D), (E)(1) and (E)(2), (H), (I), (J), (P), (R), (V), (Y), (Z), (AA), (BB), (CC), (DD), (EE), (FF), (GG), (HH), (II), (JJ), (KK), (LL) and (MM) shall be deemed guilty of a civil infraction... (1) For the first violation, by a civil penalty of $100. (2) For a second violation, by a civil penalty of $150. (3) For each additional violation, by a civil penalty of $250.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
02 lists prohibited acts on the city's cultural or recreational facilities and other public properties, and subsection (Z) flatly states that no person may 'set up or operate generators, or play amplified music' on those properties. 071. Because subsection (Z) bundles generators and amplified music into one prohibition, both are barred by default at parks even though amplified sound at other locations is regulated under the annoyance-based standard of Chapter 97 rather than an outright ban. 02(PP) have direct authority to issue civil citations for a (Z) violation without needing a prior warning or a resident complaint, unlike the complaint-driven noise disturbance rules in Chapter 97.
Violations & Fines
A § 98.02(Z) violation is a civil infraction: $100 for a first violation, $150 for a second, and $250 for each additional violation within a one-year period, with each incident treated as a separate offense. Failing to pay within the allowed time or failing to appear to contest the citation waives the right to contest, and a judgment of up to $500 can be entered against the violator.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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