Amplified music rules in Montgomery County, OH — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
No county amplified-music ordinance exists. In Dayton, a radio, instrument, or device that is plainly audible 25 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle where it plays is prima facie evidence of a noise violation.
Montgomery County leaves amplified-sound regulation to its cities, villages, and townships. Dayton's noise code uses a 'plainly audible' distance test: playing a radio, musical instrument, phonograph, or similar device so as to disturb neighbors, or louder than needed for those in the room or vehicle, is prohibited, and audibility at 25 feet is prima facie proof. Dayton also bars sound trucks and regulates sound-amplifying equipment in parks. Suburbs such as Kettering and Centerville use similar plainly-audible or decibel standards. Township trustees may regulate residential-area amplified noise under ORC 505.172.
In Dayton, a § 94.05(B) radio/amplified-music violation is a minor misdemeanor for a first offense, rising to a fourth- then third-degree misdemeanor on repeats within one year.
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