Amplified music rules in Polk County, FL — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
In unincorporated Polk County it is a prohibited noise disturbance to play any radio, TV, audio system, musical instrument or similar device, or to amplify the human voice or music, at a volume that becomes a noise disturbance (plainly audible 50 feet away or disturbing to reasonable people).
Sec. 10.5-55(1) specifically prohibits "Playing or permitting the playing of any radio, television, audio system, musical instrument or similar device, or amplifying the human voice, sound or music, to such a volume as to be a noise disturbance." A noise disturbance (Sec. 10.5-52) is sound plainly audible 50 feet from its source or loud enough to annoy reasonable people. Amplified means increased in volume by an electrical or mechanical device. Officers weigh time of day, land-use district, and recurrence. Applies to unincorporated county land.
Enforced by code enforcement and the Sheriff's Office as a noise disturbance: misdemeanor, fine up to $500 or up to 60 days in jail (Sec. 10.5-54). Each occurrence is a separate violation.
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