Amplified music rules in Lehigh County, PA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Lehigh County sets no amplified-sound rule. Allentown prohibits operating any radio, stereo, sound amplifier or similar device at any time of day in a manner that creates a noise disturbance across a real property boundary, and bans it in or on vehicles on public streets.
Amplified sound is regulated by each municipality. Allentown's ordinance forbids operating or playing any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, automobile radio or stereo, or similar device at any time of the day so as to create a noise disturbance across a real property boundary. The same applies to sound played in or on a motor vehicle on a public right-of-way, or that creates a disturbance in any public area, street or sidewalk. In several parks and a defined downtown area, such devices may be used only with an earplug or earphone.
Police enforce the ban. Violation ticket $100; unpaid ticket adds $25 for days 11–20. Summary conviction: $100–$1,000 and/or up to 90 days imprisonment, each day a separate offense.
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