Amplified music rules in Newark, OH — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Newark CO §634.04(a)(9) prohibits radios, instruments, and amplifiers from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or audible at 50 feet from a vehicle. Loudspeakers and PA systems follow the same window under §634.04(a)(10).
Section 634.04(a)(9)(A) prohibits any radio, TV, instrument, drum, or sound amplifier from disturbing a residential property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Subsection (B) creates a vehicle-specific 50-foot 'plainly audible' standard - sound from a car stereo that creates a disturbance at 50 feet on a public right-of-way is a violation any time of day. Loudspeakers and public address systems are limited the same way under §634.04(a)(10), with mobile sound vehicles allowed overnight only with a special variance from the Director of Public Safety. Places of public entertainment have their own rule under §634.04(a)(2): no amplified sound crossing into residential areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday-Thursday, or 11 p.m.-7 a.m. Friday-Saturday.
Minor misdemeanor on first offense (up to $150); fourth-degree misdemeanor on subsequent offenses (up to $250 and 30 days jail). Each day of violation is a separate offense.
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