Amplified music rules in Tulare County, CA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Section 5-01-1215(b) of the Tulare County Ordinance Code prohibits any 'Amplified Sound Device' from producing more than 65 decibels measured at the property boundary. The definition in Section 5-01-1210(j) covers loudspeakers, public-address systems, car audio, DJ rigs, phones, TVs, and similar equipment.
Tulare County regulates amplified music through Article 7 of Chapter 1, Part V (the Social Host / amplified-noise ordinance). Section 5-01-1210(j) defines 'Amplified Sound Device' as 'a device whose volume is increased by any electric, electronic, mechanical, or motor-powered means, including, but not limited to, loudspeakers, public address systems, car audio systems, radios, record players, tape players, disc players, MP3 players, iPods, phones, television sets.' Section 5-01-1215(b) then caps sound from those devices at 65 decibels measured at the property line. The Section 5-01-1205 findings explain the County's concern with 'noise complaints arising from crowds and amplified sound devices within rural, residential, and other traditionally quiet unincorporated areas of the County, during traditionally quiet times,' but the enforceable cap is decibel-based, not time-based. Exemptions in Section 5-01-1211 preserve free-speech activities protected by Article I, Section 4 of the California Constitution and by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and exclude locations regulated by the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
A first declaration of nuisance under Section 5-01-1215(b) carries a $1,000 administrative fine (Section 5-01-1235(b)(1)). Each subsequent violation by the same person or at the same property within three years is $3,000 (Section 5-01-1235(b)(2)-(3)). Violations are also misdemeanors under Section 5-01-1235(a), and each separate emergency response to the same party or noise complaint counts as a separate offense (Section 5-01-1230).
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