Westland, MI Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Westland, MI, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Devices covered
- radio, TV, instruments, speakers
- Audible limit
- 50 feet from device
- Standard
- 'plainly audible' sound
- Penalty
- misdemeanor
Summary
Westland bars radios, TVs, musical instruments, and other sound-amplifying devices from playing loud enough to be plainly audible in another dwelling or 50 feet away, as a misdemeanor noise violation.
b.The playing or operation of any device designed for sound amplification including but not limited to, any radio, television sets, musical instruments, phonograph, or loud speaker, in such a manner or with such volume to be plainly audible, either:1.in any dwelling unit or resident which is not the source of the sound, or2.so as to be plainly audible 50 feet or more from such device.(2)For the purpose of this section, a plainly audible sound is any sound of which the information content is unambiguously communicated to the listener such as, but not limited to, understandable spoken speech, or comprehensible musical rhythms.(b)It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to make or excite any disturbance or contention in any tavern, store, grocery, manufacturing establishment, office or any other business place, or in any street, lane, alley, highway, public building, grounds or park, or at any election or other public meeting where citizens are peaceably and lawfully assembled. (Code 1981, § 22-20; Ord. No. 109-K-3-A, § 1, 2-17-98)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 750.169, 752.525.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Westland Code of Ordinances § 62-99(a)(1)b prohibits playing or operating any sound-amplification device, including radios, television sets, musical instruments, phonographs, or loudspeakers, at a volume plainly audible in a dwelling unit or residence that is not the source, or plainly audible 50 feet or more away. Section 62-99(a)(2) defines 'plainly audible' as sound whose content is unambiguously communicated, such as understandable speech or comprehensible musical rhythm. This sits within the city's general unreasonable-noise misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Operating amplified sound in violation of § 62-99(a)(1)b is a misdemeanor under § 62-99(a); no distinct fine amount is printed for this clause.
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