Amplified music rules in Redondo Beach, CA — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
RBMC 4-24.513 bars amplified sound clearly audible more than 50 feet away on public property. Loudspeakers and sound trucks on public property require a variance under RBMC 4-24.512.
Redondo Beach regulates amplified music chiefly in public spaces. RBMC 4-24.513 makes it unlawful to transmit amplified sound on any public street, sidewalk, alley, park, or right-of-way that is clearly audible more than fifty feet from the source, unless a permit has been issued for non-commercial speech or assembly. RBMC 4-24.512 requires a variance from the Noise Control Officer before installing or using a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment (including sound trucks) on public property. On private property, amplified music is instead governed by the exterior/interior dBA limits of 4-24.301 and 4-24.401.
Prohibited amplified sound is prima facie a violation under 4-24.801, subject to abatement orders, notices of violation, and nuisance injunctions; equipment used in violation may be enjoined (4-24.804).
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