Chandler, AZ Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Chandler, AZ, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Chandler City Code § 11-10.1
- General standard
- Music "disturbing or unreasonably loud" to a bystander
- Vendor amplified-system curfew
- No noise 8pm–9am or 1pm–3pm (residential)
- Default penalty
- Class 1 misdemeanor, up to $2,500 (§ 1-8.3)
- Exemptions
- Emergency vehicles; lawful business during normal hours
Summary
Chandler City Code § 11-10.1 bans playing a radio, phonograph or other musical device loud enough to disturb a reasonable person outside the source, and separately curfews mobile-vendor amplified musical systems to specific daytime hours in residential areas.
8. The playing or operating of any radio, phonograph, orchestra or other musical device or instrument in a manner that is disturbing or unreasonably loud to a reasonable person outside the facility or unit from which the noise emanates... 6. For any person who sells food and drink, at or adjacent to any conveyance, to ring bells, play chimes or an amplified musical system or to make other noise in any residential area of the City for advertising purposes between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., and no such noise shall be made when the vehicle is parked.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
1 designates specific categories of disturbing noise, stating in subsection A that the intent is "to prohibit all noises that are disturbing or unreasonably loud" and that the listed categories are illustrative, not exclusive. , and no such noise may be made while the vehicle is parked at all. b bars any bells, chimes or amplified system from making noise that disturbs the peace or causes discomfort to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity. 1C exempts noise from emergency vehicles and from lawfully conducted business or commerce during normal hours.
3 applies: a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $2,500, imprisonment up to six months, or probation up to three years, with each continuing day a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Playing a radio, stereo, or other amplified musical device loud enough to disturb a reasonable person outside the source, or running a mobile-vendor amplified system outside the permitted hours, is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Code § 1-8.3, punishable by a fine of up to $2,500, up to six months' imprisonment, or up to three years' probation, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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