Camarillo, CA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

110(A) bars anyone besides law enforcement or other authorized government personnel from installing or operating a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment on a street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public property, whether fixed or mobile, for giving talks, addresses, lectures or transmitting music, unless a permit has first been issued under Sec. 130. To get one, the applicant files a registration statement with the director at least five days before the event listing the owner and user's contact information, the equipment's wattage and audible range, a description of the gear, whether the use is commercial, and the dates and location of use.

The director must approve the statement unless the equipment would create a traffic-safety hazard for vehicles or pedestrians or the applicant's own filing shows the noise chapter would be violated. Commercial users pay twenty-five dollars per day or partial day; the fee is waived for organizations exempt from the city's business license tax. A denied or approved permit decision can be appealed to the planning commission within ten days by filing a written appeal and paying the appeal fee, and the planning commission's ruling is final.

Even with a permit, the amplified sound must still stay within the exterior noise limits of Sec. 040, since a permit authorizes the equipment's placement and use, not noise levels above the chapter's standards.