Peoria, AZ Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Section 13-94(a) makes it unlawful to practice, play, or conduct live band activities using sound amplifying equipment, or to use radios, televisions, boomboxes, phonographs, stereos, musical instruments and similar devices, in a manner that produces a noise level exceeding 55 dBA, measured at least 25 feet from the property line of the source. This is a stricter numeric cap than the general residential daytime standard of 65 dBA in Sec. 13-92(b), reflecting that amplified music and live bands get a dedicated, lower ceiling regardless of zoning district or time of day.

Subsection (b) adds a second, presumption-based standard for the same list of devices: using them to create excessive and unreasonably loud or raucous noise is separately unlawful, and such noise is presumed unreasonable when plainly audible 50 feet from the property line or the location where it is generated. Subsection (b)(1) extends that presumption specifically to sound that unreasonably disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of neighbors in residential or noise-sensitive areas, including multi-family and single-family dwellings, when the sound is plainly audible to someone other than the listener voluntarily enjoying it.

Together the two subsections give code enforcement both a hard 55 dBA/25-foot numeric test and a 50-foot audibility presumption to enforce against a house party sound system, a live band at an event, or a car stereo parked near a residence.