Davie, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Davie, FL, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Radios/amplifiers curfew
- 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Loudspeakers/PA curfew
- 8:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Applies across
- real property boundary
- Also governed by
- § 15-4 Table 1 dBA caps
- Max fine
- $500 civil citation
Summary
Davie bars radios, sound amplifiers and musical instruments from creating a noise disturbance across a property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and bans loudspeakers or PA systems from disturbing a residential neighbor between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Any person operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier...a.Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a real property boundary or within a noise sensitive zone...Loudspeakers public address systems:a.Using or operating...any loudspeaker, public address system...between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m....such that the sound therefrom creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Town Code § 15-7(1) makes it unlawful to operate or permit operation of a radio, television, phonograph, musical instrument, sound amplifier or similar device that creates a noise disturbance across a real property boundary or inside a noise-sensitive zone between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day. Section 15-7(2) separately targets loudspeakers and public address systems, barring their use between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the sound crosses a residential property line or reaches a noise-sensitive zone. Both bans apply on top of, not instead of, the Table 1 decibel limits in § 15-4.
Violations & Fines
Playing a radio, stereo, instrument or amplifier so it disturbs neighbors across the property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.; operating a loudspeaker or PA system between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. reaching a residential lot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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