Plantation, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Plantation, 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
- Business outdoor sound
- Banned 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Device limit
- 65 dBA day, 60 dBA night
- Plainly audible test
- 50 feet night, 100 feet day
- Worship bells and chimes
- Not later than 8:00 p.m.
- Maximum fine
- $1,000 daily, $5,000 repeat
Summary
Business premises in Plantation may not run any sound device between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless it is wholly inside a building with the windows closed. Devices are also capped at 65 dBA by day and 60 dBA at night.
No person owning or in possession or control of any business premises may permit the use or operation on said premises of any device to produce or reproduce sound between the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. unless said device is wholly contained within a building which has all of its windows closed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 16-2(7) bars anyone controlling business premises from allowing a device to produce or reproduce sound between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the device is wholly contained in a building with all windows closed, and doors must be kept shut except when people are passing through. Section 16-2(3) separately prohibits any device producing 65 dBA by day or 60 dBA at night measured on other property or public right-of-way. Sound plainly audible 50 feet from the premises between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., or 100 feet between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., counts as excessive. Houses of worship may broadcast bells and chimes until 8:00 p.m.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 16 violations go to the code enforcement board or special magistrate, where fines can reach $1,000 per day for a first violation and $5,000 per day for a repeat. Persistent noise may be abated as a public nuisance.
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