Wylie, TX Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)
Amplified music rules in Wylie, TX, also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances, set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 42-22(2)
- Flagged hours
- 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Max fine
- $500.00 per offense (Sec. 1-13)
- Exception
- City council may approve by application
- Enforcement
- Wylie Police Department
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
Summary
In the City of Wylie, Sec. 42-22(2) of the Code of Ordinances bars stationary loudspeakers, amplifiers or musical instruments run loud enough to disturb dwellings, hotels or other residences, especially between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The city council can grant exceptions by application when the public interest is served.
Sec. 42-22. - Prohibited acts; enumeration. The following activities producing loud and disturbing noise shall be prohibited: ... (2)The use of any stationary loudspeaker, amplifier or musical instrument in such a manner or with such volume in the immediate vicinity of dwellings, hotels or other residences, particularly between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; provided, however, that the city council may make exceptions upon application when the public interest will be served thereby.
Full Breakdown
Wylie's noise article, Chapter 42 Article II, groups amplified sound with phonographs, radios and instruments under Sec. 42-22's prohibited-acts list. Subsection (2) singles out stationary loudspeakers, amplifiers and musical instruments operated in the immediate vicinity of dwellings, hotels or other residences at a volume that disturbs residents, flagging the 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window as the clearest violation but not limiting enforcement to those hours. Anyone hosting outdoor concerts, block parties or a PA system for a yard sale needs to keep the volume from carrying into neighboring homes.
The ordinance carves out one path to compliance: the city council may grant an exception on application when doing so serves the public interest, a route event organizers use for festivals near Founders Park or downtown Ballard Avenue. Sec. 42-23 sets the penalty for the whole noise article at whatever the general penalty in Sec. 1-13 allows, up to $500.00 per offense, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense. Sec. 42-23 also lets any affected property owner or occupant sue directly for damages or other remedies, and Sec.
42-24 gives the city its own right to seek injunctive relief on top of a criminal fine. Wylie police officers respond to amplified-noise complaints and can cite under Sec. 42-22(2) without a decibel meter reading, since the standard is whether the sound disturbs persons of ordinary sensibilities in the vicinity, not a measured threshold.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 42-22(2) is punished under Sec. 42-23 as provided in the general penalty, Sec. 1-13: a fine of up to $500.00 per offense, with each day the amplified sound continues treated as a separate offense. Sec. 42-23 additionally lets any affected property owner or occupant sue in court for damages or other legal and equitable remedies, and Sec. 42-24 authorizes the city to seek injunctive relief against repeat violators independent of any criminal fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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