Amplified music rules in Eugene, OR — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Loudspeakers, PA systems, radios, stereos and amplified instruments are named 'sound producing devices' under Lane Code 6.225. Amplified sound may not exceed 50 dBA overnight (60 dBA daytime) at a neighbor's boundary, or be plainly audible inside a home from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
LC 6.225.005 defines sound-producing devices to include 'loudspeakers, public address systems,' 'radios, tape recorders and/or tape players, phonographs, television sets, stereo systems including those installed in a vehicle,' and 'musical instruments, amplified or unamplified.' LC 6.225.010 then bars creating noise from those devices above 50 dBA (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) or 60 dBA (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) at a neighbor's property, or that is plainly audible overnight in another home or 50 feet away on a right-of-way. A person may apply to the county Manager for a variance (LC 6.225.020) for a specific event.
Administrative enforcement under LC Chapter 5 and/or nuisance abatement under LC Chapter 9; a variance is required for exceptions.
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