New Port Richey, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in New Port Richey, 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
- Audible distance
- 100 feet from vehicle
- Hours covered
- All hours, no time exemption
- Source covered
- Vehicle-mounted amplifying equipment
- Test used
- Plainly audible, not metered dB
- Enforcer
- New Port Richey Police / code enforcement
Summary
New Port Richey bans sound from vehicle-mounted amplifying equipment that's plainly audible 100 feet from the vehicle, at any time of day, regardless of the ordinance's standard decibel-meter thresholds.
No person shall permit, cause, allow, create, or sustain the operation of any source of sound in a manner as to create a sound from any sound amplifying equipment located on or within any motor vehicle plainly audible from a distance of 100 feet. The exemption provided by section 14-24(l) shall not apply to violations under this subsection (d).(e)Plainly audible sound on public property. No person shall permit, cause, allow, create, or sustain the operation of any source of sound from any public property owned or controlled by the City of New Port Richey or any other governmental entity, including without limitation streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, easements or parks, in a manner as to create a sound level plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet from the source of said sound at any time, notwithstanding whether said sound exceeds the sound levels set forth in subsection (a) hereof. The exemptions provided by sections 14-24 (3) and (4) shall not apply to violations under this subsection (e). (Ord. No. 2016-2091, § 2, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 2017-2108, § 1, 3-7-2017; Ord. No. 2017-2115, § 1, 6-6-2017)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-23(d) makes it unlawful to operate any sound amplifying equipment located on or within a motor vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible from 100 feet away, at any hour: this rule applies around the clock, not just at night. It stands independently of the metered dB(A)/dB(C) limits in subsection (a): a violation exists once the sound is plainly audible at that distance, regardless of the measured decibel level. The construction, emergency-vehicle, and permitted-event exemptions in Sec. 14-24 do not apply to vehicle sound violations under this subsection.
Violations & Fines
New Port Richey police or code enforcement officers cite the driver, owner, or occupant; fines escalate one class per repeat violation within 12 months under the city's uniform fine schedule for Chapter 14 offenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get cited for a loud car stereo in New Port Richey?
Do the event or construction noise exemptions cover loud car stereos?
Sources & Official References
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