Amplified music rules in Queen Creek, AZ — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Queen Creek regulates amplified sound through Section 9-6-2 of the Town Code, which makes it unlawful to operate any sound amplification device — speakers, sound trucks, radios, mobile devices, or computers — attached to a vehicle or trailer without first getting written permission from the Town Clerk. Loud music from venues is separately barred under Section 9-6-1. Both are Civil Offenses.
Article 9-6 of the Queen Creek Town Code, adopted by Ordinance 764-21, addresses amplified sound in two sections. Section 9-6-2 (Vehicle/Trailer-Mounted Noise Amplifying Devices) makes it unlawful 'to play, operate, or use, or allow to be played, operated, or used, any sound amplification device, including without limitation a loud speaker, sound truck, radio, mobile device, computer, or any instrument or device of any kind or character that emits loud or unreasonable noise' that is attached to or in any vehicle or trailer, unless the person in charge has first applied for and received written permission from the Town Clerk. Section 9-6-1 (Music) separately makes it unlawful for restaurants, hotels, dance halls, shows, businesses, or other places of public amusement to play or allow music or sound from musical instruments that is loud, unreasonable, excessive, or unreasonably offensive to the senses; that unreasonably disturbs the slumber of any person in a residence, hotel, or similar place; or that unreasonably disturbs the peaceful, comfortable, and quiet enjoyment of life or property. Both sections classify a violation as a Civil Offense. Between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., amplified music also falls under the Nighttime Noise restriction in Section 9-6-4. Code Compliance takes complaints at (480) 358-3306.
Operating a vehicle- or trailer-mounted amplification device without written permission from the Town Clerk violates Section 9-6-2 (a Civil Offense). A venue playing loud, unreasonable, or excessive music that disturbs slumber or quiet enjoyment violates Section 9-6-1 (also a Civil Offense). Repeated violations within three months can trigger Repeat Violator status under Section 9-6-10, with a class 1 misdemeanor and a civil penalty of at least $3,000 per violation, plus possible business license consequences.
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