Amplified music rules in Lancaster County, NE — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Playing any radio, stereo, instrument or sound amplifier so it creates a noise disturbance across a residential property line or into a noise-sensitive zone is prohibited. The property-line standard is 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA at night (10 p.m.–7 a.m.).
LMC 8.24.090(a)(1) prohibits operating or playing any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier or similar device so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive zone. The measurable residential standards are 60 dBA (three-minute Leq) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 dBA at night. Loudspeakers and public-address systems are separately limited under 8.24.090(a)(2). Public events with a required permit instead follow a property-line limit and time limit set by the permit grantor and Health Department. Applies within Lincoln and the 3-mile zone.
Misdemeanor: fine up to $500 or up to six months jail. Each day is a separate offense.
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