Schaumburg, IL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Schaumburg, IL, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Audibility threshold
- Plainly audible at 50 feet
- Decibel cap
- 55 dBA at residential lot line overnight
- Measurement standard
- ANSI procedures, § 97.04
- Adopted
- Ord. 92-133 (1992); decibel cap Ord. 95-138 (1995)
Summary
Schaumburg bars operating a radio, speaker or other sound-reproducing device loud enough to disturb neighbors at any hour, and treats any such device audible fifty feet from its source between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. as prima facie unlawful under Village Code § 97.02(B). A separate decibel cap in § 97.03 limits continuous sound at a residential property line to 55 dBA overnight.
(B)Any sound amplification device, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants... The operation of any such set, instrument, phonograph, machine or device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of fifty feet (50') from the building, structure or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. ... No person shall operate or cause to be operated on any property within the village any continuous, predictable or recurring source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound pressure level measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting network at or within the property limits of the receiving residential property which exceeds fifty-five (55) decibels between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday night to Saturday morning and the hours of 10:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m. Saturday night to Sunday morning.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
02(B) prohibits operating any sound amplification device, or other machine or device for producing or reproducing sound, in a manner that disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants, or at a volume louder than necessary for the people in the room, chamber or vehicle where it is playing who are voluntarily listening. so that it is plainly audible fifty feet from the building, structure or vehicle where it sits is treated as prima facie evidence of a violation, meaning the village does not have to separately prove disturbance during those hours.
02(C) separately bans loudspeakers or amplifiers cast onto public streets for commercial advertising or to attract public attention to a building. m. on the Saturday-to-Sunday overnight. 04 requires the village's sound measurements to follow American National Standards Institute procedures. These provisions sit inside Chapter 97, adopted in its current form by Ordinance 92-133 in 1992 and amended through Ordinance 95-138 in 1995 for the decibel standard.
Violations & Fines
Operating a device that is plainly audible fifty feet from its source between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or that exceeds 55 decibels at a residential property line during the overnight decibel-cap hours in § 97.03, is treated as prima facie evidence of a violation, so the village does not need separate proof of disturbance during those windows. Chapter 97 carries no dollar figure of its own; violations are enforced under the Code's general penalty at § 10.99 and citation procedures at § 37.01.
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