Tamarac, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Tamarac, 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
- Restricted hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily
- Where it applies
- Residential/noise-sensitive areas and public space
- Measurement
- Plainly audible at 15 feet; no meter needed
- Permit exception
- City-permitted performances/parades exempt
- First offense fine
- Up to $250/day (or $1,000 via magistrate)
- Repeat fine
- Up to $500/day (or $5,000 via magistrate)
Summary
In the City of Tamarac, Code section 9-87(9) bars operating a radio, loudspeaker, or sound amplifier between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within or adjacent to residential and noise-sensitive areas, or anywhere the sound is plainly audible across a public space's property line or from fifteen feet away. City-permitted public performances, gatherings, and parades are exempt.
(9)Loudspeakers, amplifiers for advertising. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used, or operated, of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in the following areas:a.Within or adjacent to residential or noise-sensitive areas;b.Within public space if the sound is plainly audible across the real property line of the public space from which the sound emanates, or is plainly audible at a distance of fifteen (15) feet or more from the source. This shall not apply to any public performance, gathering, or parade for which a permit has been obtained from the city.
Full Breakdown
Tamarac's noise article opens with a citywide finding, in section 9-86, that loud and raucous noise degrades public health and the enjoyment of property, and it defines noise sensitive area to include property normally used for sleeping, schools, churches, hospitals, and public libraries. Section 9-87(9) singles out loudspeakers, radios, phonographs, and sound amplifiers for advertising or public address use, prohibiting their operation between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in or near residential or noise-sensitive areas, and in public spaces where the sound crosses the property line or carries fifteen feet or more.
The rule does not apply to a public performance, gathering, or parade for which a city permit has been obtained. Section 9-94 sets the enforcement standard: a code enforcement or police officer measures the sound with ordinary hearing, unaided by any microphone or hearing aid, from as near the property line as possible and never less than fifteen feet from the source, so no decibel meter is required to prove a violation.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the amplified-sound restriction carries a fine of up to 250 dollars per day and a repeat violation up to 500 dollars per day under section 9-95(e). The code enforcement board or special magistrate may instead impose an escalated schedule of up to 1,000 dollars per day for a first violation, 5,000 dollars per day for a repeat, and 15,000 dollars if the violation is irreparable or irreversible, with each day treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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