Miami, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Miami, FL, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Outdoor amplified music curfew
- 10:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
- Citywide audibility standard
- audible 100 feet at any hour
- First offense penalty
- written warning
- Max code enforcement fine
- up to $15,000 per violation
- Enacted
- Ord. No. 13941, 11-19-20
Summary
Miami businesses next to residential property must stop outdoor amplified music, bands, and sound systems between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., with a citywide 100-foot audibility standard enforced around the clock.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, occupying, or having charge of any business, including but not limited to an entertainment establishment, alcohol service establishment, food service establishment, etc., or any part thereof, that shares a property line with any property that has a residential use as defined by Article 1 of the Miami 21 Code to cause or suffer to cause the playing or operating of any such noise or such similar music of the following, which is not an exhaustive list: music, music boxes, jukeboxes, radios, musical instruments, any other musical devices; phonograph or other mechanical sound-making device or instrument; reproducing device or instrument; the playing of any band, orchestra, musician, or group of musicians; or the use of any device to amplify the music of any band, orchestra, musician, or group of musicians on or about the premises in any of its outdoor spaces between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
Miami Code § 36-4(b) bars any business sharing a property line with a residential use from playing or amplifying music, bands, jukeboxes, or radios in outdoor spaces between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. A separate citywide rule bans loud or unusual noise, including amplified music, audible 100 feet from the source at any hour (§ 36-4(a)). Violations of the outdoor-hours rule draw a warning, then a $250 fine, then $500, with code enforcement board fines up to $15,000 for irreparable violations. City-sponsored events on city property, and pilot-program districts like NRD-1 and the Overtown Entertainment District operating under separate decibel limits, are exempt.
Violations & Fines
First offense: written warning. Second offense: $250 fine. Third and later offenses: $500, or up to $15,000 per violation through the code enforcement board for irreparable noise violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Miami's 10 p.m. outdoor music curfew apply to every business?
What if a Miami venue is far from any residence?
Sources & Official References
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