Satellite Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Satellite Beach, FL, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 26-83(2), (3)
- Audibility threshold
- 50 feet = prima facie violation
- Sound-truck permit
- Prior permission from police chief
- Religious/political exception
- No police permission required
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine / 60 days jail, § 1-13
Summary
In the City of Satellite Beach, playing a radio, stereo or other sound device loud enough to be heard 50 feet away is prima facie noise violation under City Code § 26-83(2). Sound trucks or other amplifying devices used in public need advance permission from the police chief under § 26-83(3).
(2)Radios, stereos, phonographs, electronic devices, etc. Using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated any radio receiving set, stereo, phonograph, electronic device or other machine or device for the production or reproduction of sound in such manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants ... The operation of any such set, stereo, phonograph, electronic device, machine or device in such a manner as to be heard at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this subsection. (3)Sound trucks. Sound trucks or other devices or mediums for amplifying sound operated or permitted to be operated within the city for advertising purposes or to attract the attention of the public, where the sound therefrom is transmitted from, to, in or over any public thoroughfare, park or other public place. ... provided that prior permission has been obtained from the chief of police, who is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to make and enforce reasonable conditions as to the time, place, volume of sound, etc.
Full Breakdown
Section 26-81 sets the general rule: no person shall make or continue any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others in the city. Section 26-83 then lists specific acts declared to be loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise, without limiting the list to only those acts. Item (2) targets home and vehicle sound equipment: operating a radio, stereo, phonograph or other electronic sound device so as to disturb the peace and comfort of neighboring inhabitants, or louder than necessary for a voluntary listener inside the same building, structure or vehicle, violates the section; critically, if the sound can be heard from 50 feet away from the source, that alone is prima facie evidence of a violation, so no separate proof of disturbance is required.
Item (3) covers sound trucks and other amplifying equipment used for advertising or to attract public attention on any public thoroughfare, park or public place; that use requires prior permission from the chief of police, who can set conditions on the time, place and volume, though the section carves out an exception allowing amplified sound for religious or political messages and civic/recreational announcements without needing that same police permission. Both provisions were codified from the 1976 Code and item (2)-(18)'s current list was last amended by Ordinance No. 1248 in March 2024.
Violations & Fines
A noise violation under § 26-83 is punished under the chapter's general penalty, § 1-13: a fine up to $500.00, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, with each day of a continuing disturbance treated as a separate offense. Sound equipment operated 50 feet audibly, or a sound truck operating without police chief permission, is enforceable on that prima facie standard alone.
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