Lakeland, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Sec. 70-47 lists two specific prohibited noise disturbances within the Noise Control Ordinance. Subsection (1) covers radios, televisions, tape players, compact disc players, musical instruments and similar devices, banning their use, amplified or not, in a manner or at a volume that annoys or disturbs the quiet, comfort and repose of a reasonable person in any dwelling, place of business, hotel or other place of residence. Subsection (2) separately bans amplifying the human voice to the same disturbing volume, covering bullhorns, PA systems and similar equipment used to project speech.

The article makes clear this list is not exclusive: any other sound meeting the general 'noise disturbance' definition in Sec. 70-45 is likewise a violation, and a disturbance that continues after the property owner is notified of it is deemed to continue with that owner's permission under Sec. 70-46. A short list of activities are exempt outright regardless of volume, including boats and boating activity, athletic contests, and sounds originating in commercially or industrially zoned areas, per Sec. 70-48. Enforcement runs under Sec. 70-53: a violation is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, and Sec. 70-50 treats each separate occurrence as its own offense.