Coral Springs, FL Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)

Sec. 11-14 makes it unlawful to project sound across a real property boundary that creates an L50 A-weighted sound level exceeding the limits in Table 1 for the receiving land-use designation, measured at or within that property's line. ; the same daytime-to-nighttime split applies to institutional land, covering community facilities, recreational and open-space designations. Commercial zones (B-1, B-2, B-3) are allowed 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA at night, and industrial land is allowed 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA at night. The L50 is the sound level exceeded during more than fifty percent of a measurement period of at least ten minutes; if an Leq reading is taken instead, Sec.

11-14 treats it as two decibels higher than the equivalent L50. A separate maximum, or Lmax, may not exceed the Table 1 L50 limit by more than five dBA during that same ten-minute window, and inside a multifamily unit the L50 and Lmax limits drop by an additional ten dBA as measured in the neighboring unit. When a noise source is measured across more than one land-use designation, the limits of the more restrictive district control at that boundary. Sec. 11-15 governs how the sound is measured, requiring a calibrated Type 1 or Type 2 meter, a measurement no closer than the emitting property's line, and county-approved training for whoever takes the reading.