Amplified music rules in Baldwin Park, CA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Baldwin Park Municipal Code 130.37(B) makes it unlawful, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., to use a radio, musical instrument, phonograph, TV or similar sound-producing device in a residential zone so as to disturb neighbors. Sound amplifying equipment is separately regulated (BPMC 130.39-130.42), and amplified sound must also meet the BPMC 130.34 decibel limits.
Amplified sound in the City of Baldwin Park is regulated through several provisions of Chapter 130. BPMC 130.37(B) (Radios, television sets, and similar devices) makes it unlawful 'for any person within any residential zone of the city to use or operate any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television set, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound (between the hours of 7:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day) in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring residents or any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing in the area.' Beyond that night rule, all sound at a property line is subject to the ambient base noise limits in BPMC 130.34(A) - 55 dBA day / 45 dBA night at a single-family (R-1) property, 60/55 for multi-family, 65/60 commercial, 70/70 industrial. Sound amplifying equipment is separately governed by BPMC 130.39 through 130.42: BPMC 130.42 allows a resident to use amplifying equipment at home only in compliance with BPMC 130.40, and BPMC 130.44 bars any vehicle sound-amplification system audible from 50 feet or more. The general nuisance rule, BPMC 130.35, prohibits loud, unnecessary or unusual noise at any hour. These are the City's own standards; Los Angeles County's rules apply only to unincorporated areas.
A radio, stereo, instrument or similar device operated in a residential zone between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. so as to disturb neighbors violates BPMC 130.37(B); amplified sound exceeding the BPMC 130.34 limits, or loud noise at any hour under BPMC 130.35, is also actionable. Enforcement is under the general penalty BPMC 10.99 (misdemeanor up to $1,000 / 6 months unless made an infraction). Loud party gatherings can also trigger BPMC 130.43 police-cost recovery.
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