Weston, FL Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

Chapter 52's Noise subchapter defines Loud and Raucous Noise in 52.50(A) as any sound that, because of its volume, duration, character, and time of day, annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, health, peace, or safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities within the City. Section 52.52(C) specifically prohibits using or operating, or permitting to be played, any television, radio, amplifier, musical instrument, phonograph, or other sound-producing device in a manner that causes Loud and Raucous Noise. Section 52.52(D) separately requires a City Manager permit before operating any radio, television, or other musical or mechanical device whose sound is cast directly onto public streets and places to attract the passing public, whether mounted on a moving or parked vehicle or set up in a stationary location for announcements or music.

Under 52.52(D)(1) through (D)(3), the applicant pays a fee set by City Commission resolution, the City Manager issues the permit only if it will not adversely affect the peace and quiet of residents, create a traffic hazard, or otherwise harm public safety, and the City Manager can attach conditions and revoke the permit for violations. A citizen complaint of Loud and Raucous Noise ordinarily requires a sworn statement under 52.51(A), though 52.51(B) lets an officer cite an offender based solely on the officer's own observations, so amplified music does not need a neighbor complaint to draw a citation.