Amplified music rules in Delaware County, PA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
No countywide rule; each Delco municipality governs amplified sound. Middletown Township bars radios, stereos, amplifiers, and loudspeakers from being audible more than 100 feet from the property.
Amplified-music limits are municipal in Pennsylvania. Middletown Township's Section 155-2.A prohibits playing or operating any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, sound amplifier, loudspeaker, or other sound-reproducing device so that the sound can be audibly heard more than 100 feet from the property, with an exception for bona fide band or orchestra performances in concert halls, clubs, or public parks. Other Delco municipalities use audibility-across-the-property-line or decibel tests instead. Because the threshold differs by town, check your own municipality's noise chapter for the exact standard that applies to your party, band, or backyard speaker.
Middletown Township: fine of up to $600 plus costs per offense; up to 30 days in county jail on default of payment. Each offense counts separately.
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