Amplified music rules in Sunrise, FL — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Sunrise bars amplified sound plainly audible from a receiving property under City Code Sec. 9-18 and holds venues and DJs responsible under Sec. 9-21. The Western Sunrise Entertainment District gets a higher 85 dBA nighttime allowance.
Sunrise regulates amplified sound through Chapter 9, Article II. Section 9-18(d) bars outdoor loudspeakers, public address, and paging devices that are plainly audible from a receiving property, and Sec. 9-21 makes the business, performer, or DJ responsible for any amplified noise disturbance. Residential amplified music must stay within the 60 dBA day and 55 dBA night caps of Sec. 9-22. The Western Sunrise Entertainment District around Sawgrass Mills and Amerant Bank Arena is the exception: Table 1 allows up to 85 dBA (or 87 dBC) there from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. City-permitted special events under Sec. 16-278 are exempt while they comply with their permit.
Amplified sound that creates a noise disturbance is punishable up to $500 under Sec. 1-15, with the venue, DJ, or host held responsible under Sec. 9-21. Permitted special events that breach permit conditions lose the exemption.
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