Amplified music rules in Overland Park, KS — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Chapter 7.08 sets numeric dB(A) limits measured off the source property: 60 daytime and 55 nighttime in residential areas. Amplified sound plainly audible across a property line between midnight and 6 a.m. is a violation regardless of level. Fines escalate to a mandatory $250.
Section 7.08.002(A) establishes a table applying 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: residential 60 and 55 dB(A), commercial 65 and 60, industrial 70 and 65, measured anywhere off the sound source property with a calibrated ANSI-compliant meter. Section 7.08.002(G) layers a separate rule on sound amplification devices — radios, stereos, loudspeakers, drums, instruments — barring anything plainly audible across a property boundary from midnight to 6 a.m.; from 6 a.m. to midnight the dB table governs. Plainly Audible means capable of being heard, and bass alone qualifies. Vehicle audio plainly audible at 50 feet is a separate traffic offense. Section 7.08.003 makes the owner or tenant responsible for abating disturbances by guests.
Mandatory fines of $50, $150, then $250 for successive convictions within 24 months, up to six months jail. Each day is a separate offense.
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