Pembroke Pines, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Pembroke Pines, 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
- Governing section
- § 96.04, Noise Disturbances
- Restricted hours
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m. (11 p.m. Fri/Sat)
- Residential decibel cap
- 65 dBA day, 60 dBA night (§ 96.07)
- Generator cap
- 72 dBA during outages (§ 96.06)
- Enforcement
- Police or Code Enforcement, complaint-based
Summary
Pembroke Pines Code § 96.04 bars operating a radio, stereo, loudspeaker, or public address system loud enough to disturb the neighborhood, with the strictest hours running 10 p.m. (11 p.m. Friday and Saturday) to 7 a.m. Section 96.07 backs the rule with numeric decibel ceilings, capping residential sound at 65 dBA by day and 60 dBA overnight.
(A) Particularly between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and legal holidays, and on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day, between the hours of 12:30 a.m. through 7:00 a.m.: ... (2) The operating or permitting the use or operation of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, television, stereo, car or truck stereo, drum, compact disc or tape player, exterior loudspeaker, or other device for the production or reproduction of sound in a loud and raucous manner so as to disturb the peace, quiet or comfort of the neighborhood. ... (D) The using, operating, or permitted to be used or operated, of any loud speaker or public address system in such a manner so as to emit therefrom loud or raucous noises so as to disturb the peace, health, quiet or comfort of the neighborhood or vicinity thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 96 of the Pembroke Pines Code, adopted by Ordinance 1486 on June 16, 2004, is the city's general noise ordinance and governs amplified sound citywide, not just in parks. m. m. on New Year's Day. Division (B) extends the same restriction to public entertainment establishments that let a sound amplifier or similar device cross a property line during those hours, and division (D) separately bans any loudspeaker or public-address system emitting loud or raucous noise at any time, day or night. No decibel meter is required to cite these violations; officers rely on the loud-and-raucous standard alone.
m. m. Friday/Saturday), dropping to 60 dBA overnight, 70/65 dBA for commercial districts, and 80 dBA for industrial zones, with the instantaneous Lmax capped ten dBA above the L50 figure. , Monday through Saturday. absent a city manager exception.
Violations & Fines
Complaints go to the Pembroke Pines Police Department or Code Enforcement Division under § 96.09, which investigates only after a resident reports specific details of the disturbance. Because § 96.04 disturbances need no sound-level reading, an officer can cite based on the loud-and-raucous standard alone; enforcing the § 96.07 decibel table instead requires a certified sound-level meter reading of at least ten minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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