Amplified music rules in Knox County, TN — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
The unincorporated county has no dedicated amplified-music or PA ordinance. Loud amplified sound is addressed under Tennessee disorderly conduct (TCA 39-17-305). Permitted event uses carry a 40 dB night / 50 dB day property-line cap under zoning standard 4.104.
Knox County's code has no standalone rule limiting amplified music, loudspeakers, or party sound in residential areas; the offenses chapter sections that would cover it are reserved. Unreasonable amplified noise is enforced under Tennessee's disorderly-conduct statute, TCA 39-17-305. For permitted 'rural retreat' event uses, the zoning ordinance (4.104) does cap noise at any property line to 40 dB between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 50 dB at other times. Knoxville and Farragut set their own amplified-sound ordinances that do not govern the unincorporated county.
State disorderly conduct (TCA 39-17-305), a Class C misdemeanor. Permitted rural-retreat uses exceeding 4.104 dB caps risk use-on-review enforcement.
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