Volusia County, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Section 10-70 governs live amplified sound tied to an outdoor entertainment event permit. If outdoor amplified sound equipment will operate within 1,000 feet of the footprint of a dwelling not on the permitted site, the applicant must obtain an approved outdoor amplified sound plan alongside the event permit application required under section 10-62. That plan must show the equipment's location and type in relation to property lines, and must orient speakers toward the ocean along the bulkhead line for oceanfront sites, or toward the property interior everywhere else, unless barriers or attenuation are shown to substantially reduce impact on neighbors.

Equipment and any sound barriers must also meet Florida Building Code requirements. m. The plan expires when the event itself ends, so a new plan is required for every future event even at the same site. Section 10-62(a)(14) further requires the permit application to identify how adjacent properties will be protected from noise, lighting and traffic impacts whenever amplified sound will be used within that 1,000-foot radius. This article is enforced by the county's zoning enforcement official under the outdoor entertainment event permit program and applies only in the unincorporated area; it does not reach amplified sound inside incorporated cities such as Daytona Beach or Deltona, which regulate their own events.