Redlands, CA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Redlands, CA, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Park permit required
- Yes, § 12.44.090
- Permit denial appeal window
- 2 days to city council
- Volume reduction compliance window
- 5 minutes
- Non-park curfew
- 10 PM-7 AM, § 8.06.090(B)
- Permitting authority
- Parks and recreation director
Summary
Redlands requires a city permit before operating a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment in a city park under Municipal Code section 12.44.090, and section 8.06.090(B) separately bars loudspeakers or stereo systems from disturbing a residential property line between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. anywhere else in the city.
AMPLIFIED SOUND; PERMIT REQUIRED: It is unlawful for any person to install, use, and operate within a park a loudspeaker or any sound amplifying equipment for the purposes of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, or lectures, or of transmitting music to any persons or assemblages of persons in a park, or in the vicinity thereof, except when installed, used, or operated in compliance with one of the following provisions: A. By authorized law enforcement or park and recreation personnel; or B. Under a reservation or permit issued by the director, and when operated in accordance with terms of that reservation or permit.
Full Breakdown
Redlands regulates amplified sound in two places. 090 makes it unlawful to install, use or operate a loudspeaker or any sound amplifying equipment in a park for talks, lectures or transmitting music unless it is done by authorized law enforcement or park and recreation personnel, or under a reservation or permit issued by the director. 110. 130 lets the director order an immediate volume reduction and, if it is not reduced within five minutes, cut the power source entirely. 070.
Violations & Fines
Operating amplified sound in a Redlands park without a permit, or beyond the terms of one, violates section 12.44.090. If the parks director orders a volume reduction under section 12.44.130 and it is not reduced within five minutes, the power source is cut. Amplified sound elsewhere that disturbs a residential property line during the 10:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. curfew is enforced as an infraction or misdemeanor under section 8.06.140.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to play amplified music in a Redlands park?
Can the city shut off my amplified sound at an event?
What about amplified sound at a private residence, not a park?
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