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Leominster, MA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Amplified music rules in Leominster, MA, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.

Key Facts

PA loudspeaker curfew
10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Public audibility limit
50 feet from device
Noise pollution threshold
10 dB(A) above ambient
First offense fine
$100
Enforcing agency
Director of Public Health, Police

Summary

Leominster bars public address loudspeakers from operating between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and caps any electronic or portable sound reproduction device at fifty feet of public audibility at any hour, under the city's noise ordinance.

(c)All public address loudspeakers, either mobile or stationary, shall be prohibited from operating every evening from 10:00 P.M. until 7:00 A.M. the following morning. ... (8)Sound levels generally.(a)No person shall operate any electronic sound reproduction device so as to create sound which is plainly audible in a public place at a distance of fifty feet or more in any direction from the device or the premises containing the device, whichever is greater,(b)No person shall operate any self-contained, portable, hand-held sound reproduction device in such a manner as to be plainly audible in a public place at a distance of fifty feet or more in any direction from the operator.

View official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24).

Full Breakdown

Section 14-8 of the Leominster Code of Ordinances regulates amplified and reproduced sound citywide. m. Subsection (8) then sets a general audibility standard: no person may operate an electronic sound reproduction device, or a self-contained portable hand-held one, so that it is plainly audible fifty feet or more from the device or the operator in a public place, regardless of time of day. A separate clause bars motor-vehicle sound systems from being plainly audible fifty feet from the vehicle. The ordinance defines noise pollution as an increase of ten dB(A) or more above ambient background level, or five dB(A) for a tonal sound, measured at the property line or lot line.

m. The Director of Public Health and Leominster police officers enforce the chapter, and the Director may require a violator to hire a qualified acoustical consultant to make sound-level determinations using a Type I or IIA-weighted meter under ANSI standards.

Violations & Fines

First offense: $100. Second offense: $200. Third and each subsequent offense: $300, with each day of noncompliance a separate violation. The Director of Public Health or a police officer may pursue noncriminal disposition under G.L. c. 40, section 21D instead of criminal charges.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run a PA system or DJ speakers outdoors late at night in Leominster?
No. City ordinance section 14-8(3)(c) prohibits all public address loudspeakers, mobile or stationary, from operating between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and section 14-8(8) separately bars any sound device from being plainly audible fifty feet away in a public place at any hour.
Does a licensed event get an exception in Leominster?
Yes. Section 14-8(3)(f) exempts a performance, concert, or event holding a valid license or permit from a city department, board, or commission from the unreasonable-noise restriction, though the 10:00 p.m. loudspeaker curfew in section 14-8(3)(c) still applies.
How is amplified-sound noise measured under Leominster's ordinance?
The city defines noise pollution as an increase of ten dB(A) or more above the ambient background level, or five dB(A) for a tonal sound, measured at the lot line of the source property or the nearest occupied residence using a Type I or IIA-weighted sound level meter.

Sources & Official References

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