Amplified music rules in Englewood, NJ — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Englewood regulates amplified music using a plainly audible standard, and requires a permit from the Noise Control Officer for sound trucks or amplified political activity.
Under Chapter 286, sound is plainly audible if a Noise Control Officer using unaided hearing of normal acuity can detect it; detection of the rhythmic bass of music from a portable or vehicular sound amplification device is sufficient evidence. Use of a sound truck or other amplifying device for political activity is permitted only after filing a permit application with the Noise Control Officer specifying sponsorship, dates, hours, and routes. Amplified music exceeding the property-line decibel tables, or audible during nighttime quiet hours, violates the ordinance.
Plainly audible amplified bass beyond the property line; unpermitted sound truck operation; amplified music during quiet hours; exceeding table sound limits.
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