Amplified music rules in Menifee, CA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Menifee prohibits sound-amplifying equipment and live music from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday; at all other times it must not be audible beyond 200 feet.
Development Code Section 9.210.060(F)(4) regulates sound-amplifying equipment and live music citywide. The curfew is 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following morning on Sunday through Thursday nights and 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Outside the curfew, amplified sound or live music may not be audible to the human ear more than 200 feet from the source. These rules control even over conflicting conditions of approval on a land use permit. Portable or fixed audio equipment (TVs, stereos, speakers) has a parallel rule in subsection (F)(3): silent inside any other inhabited dwelling between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and never audible beyond 100 feet at other times. Interior noise at bars, nightclubs, and restaurants holding a conditional use permit for on-site alcohol and live entertainment is exempt, but their outdoor patios remain subject to the chapter unless conditioned otherwise (Section 9.210.060(B)(13)).
Each special sound source standard violated constitutes a separate violation of the chapter. Violations may be charged as misdemeanors under Chapter 1.01 or cited administratively under Chapter 1.03 of the Menifee Municipal Code. Loud parties with amplified music can additionally trigger Chapter 11.07 unruly or loud conduct enforcement against hosts.
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