Brevard County, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Brevard County, 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
- Sun–Thu cutoff
- 10:00 p.m. near residential zoning
- Fri–Sat cutoff
- Midnight near residential zoning
- Governing section
- Brevard County Code § 10-28(c)
- Applies to
- Permitted outdoor-music special events only
- Appeal path
- County manager, then Board of Commissioners
Summary
Brevard County caps outdoor amplified music at special events near homes to 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m.–midnight Friday and Saturday, per the special event noise exception in County Code § 10-28(c).
(c) Pursuant to section 46-127, the special event exception to the noise ordinance is limited in its application to properties abutting residential zoning classifications as follows: (1) 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. (2) 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Outdoor live music at a permitted special event in unincorporated Brevard County must stay within County Code § 10-28(c)'s window on any property abutting residential zoning: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. This is the special-event carve-out from the county's general noise ordinance (§ 46-127 et seq.), and the county manager can deny or condition an outdoor-music special event permit; denials go to the Board of County Commissioners on appeal. Outside those hours or without a special event permit, amplified outdoor music falls under the county's standard noise limits. The rule applies only in unincorporated Brevard. Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, and Cocoa set their own outdoor-music curfews.
Violations & Fines
Violating the outdoor-music special event curfew is a noise ordinance violation under § 1-7, enforced through code enforcement and the special magistrate under § 46-135 and chapter 2.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Brevard County limit outdoor live music hours?
Does this rule apply inside Melbourne, Palm Bay, or Cocoa?
What about outdoor music that isn't part of a special event?
Sources & Official References
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