Daytona Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

City Code § 42-242 requires a valid sound permit before any outdoor amplified sound equipment operates on nonresidential property within 1,000 feet of a residential area, and treats equipment as "located outdoors" if it is affixed to the exterior, set near a window facing outward, or placed in an outdoor seating area. Only two use types qualify: restaurants and bars with 50 or more indoor seats and a permanent outdoor seating area on their approved site plan, and hotels/motels/accommodations east of Atlantic Avenue. Permits run six months from issuance.

Applications go to the permits and licensing division under § 42-243 and must be approved or denied within 14 calendar days (silence equals approval); oceanfront equipment must aim parallel to the bulkhead toward the ocean, while other properties must orient equipment toward the interior, unless sound barriers are installed instead. until midnight (unless the city commission sets alternate hours for a declared special event), must shut it off on request from police or code enforcement for sound-level testing, and must keep equipment oriented per the permit and compliant with any Florida Building Code local amendments.

), 65/60 dBA (commercial day/night) and 75 dBA (industrial, all times), each measured at least 100 feet from the property line per § 42-216. The permits and licensing director may suspend a permit under § 42-245: up to 30 days for a first compliance failure, 60 days for refusing to allow a sound-level check, and 90 days once a court or the code enforcement board has adjudicated a violation of the noise limits.