Midwest City, OK Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Midwest City, OK, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Audibility threshold
- 50 feet from right-of-way source
- Residential daytime cap
- 55 dBA, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Residential nighttime cap
- 50 dBA, 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Entertainment venue loudspeakers
- warning sign required at 90 dBA
- Enforcement
- municipal court, § 26-10
Summary
Playing a radio, stereo, musical instrument or other sound device is a cited noise violation in Midwest City if it sits on a public right-of-way and can be heard fifty feet away, or through the closed doors and windows of a nearby vehicle.
Playing or operating, or permitting the playing, use or operation, of any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound if such sound is for the purpose of entertainment or is used for that purpose and can be heard from the distance of fifty (50) feet or more if the source of such sound is located upon any public right-of-way
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Midwest City Code § 26-4(5) bars playing or operating a radio, musical instrument, phonograph or other sound-producing device for entertainment when the source is located on a public right-of-way and can be heard fifty feet away, or is audible inside a nearby structure or a motor vehicle with its doors and windows shut; being audible past those limits is prima facie evidence of a violation. Loudspeakers in places of public entertainment that reach 90 dBA at a patron's location must post a hearing-impairment warning sign under § 26-4(10). Stationary sources are separately capped at 55 dBA (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 50 dBA (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) in residential zones under § 26-6 and the Table I limits at § 26-12.
Violations & Fines
A § 26-4 violation is prosecuted as a municipal-court offense under § 26-10; a continuous disturbance is one offense per day, while non-continuous incidents each count as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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