Pueblo, CO Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Pueblo, CO, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Distance from dwelling
- Within 300 feet
- Audibility threshold
- 25 feet from curb
- Offense level
- Class 1 municipal offense
- Permit exemption
- Special event permits exempt
Summary
Pueblo bans running a radio, amplifier or loudspeaker within 300 feet of a home if it's audible 25 feet from the curb, treating it as disorderly conduct.
Operates or allows to be operated any radio, stereo, amplifier, loudspeaker, television, musical instrument or other sound producing device, in or from real property located within three hundred (300) feet of any dwelling, which is plainly audible to the human ear at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet or more from the curb line immediately adjacent to the private real property from which the sound is emanating. This Subsection (a)(6) of this Section shall not apply to noise emanating from any publicly owned parks or facilities, nor from public or private property at an event for which the City has issued a revocable permit or a special event permit.(b)Disorderly conduct is a Class 1 municipal offense. (Ord. No. 5167, 7-23-84; Ord. No. 6060, 2-26-96; Ord. No. 8213 §1, 6-14-10)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Pueblo Municipal Code § 11-1-201(a)(6) makes it disorderly conduct to operate a radio, stereo, amplifier, loudspeaker, television, musical instrument or other sound-producing device on property within 300 feet of a dwelling if the sound is plainly audible 25 feet or more from the curb line of the property it's coming from. The rule exempts noise from City-owned parks and facilities and from any event covered by a City revocable or special event permit. A violation is a Class 1 municipal offense, Pueblo's most serious municipal-offense tier.
Violations & Fines
Violating the amplified-sound limit is disorderly conduct, a Class 1 municipal offense under § 11-1-201(b), the top tier of Pueblo municipal offenses.
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