Pembroke Pines, FL Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential daytime limit
- 65 dBA, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Residential nighttime limit
- 60 dBA overnight
- Commercial limit
- 70 dBA day / 65 dBA night
- Industrial limit
- 80 dBA, all hours
- Measurement standard
- L50 over 10-minute minimum
Summary
Pembroke Pines sets numeric decibel ceilings by zoning designation and time of day in City Code § 96.07's Table 1: residential property caps out at 65 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 60 dBA overnight, commercial districts run 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA overnight, and industrial land is capped at 80 dBA around the clock.
(A) It shall be unlawful to operate, cause, suffer or allow, the operation of any source of sound or to project a sound or noise across a real property boundary in such a manner as to create an L50 A-weighted sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land use designation in Table 1 when measured at or within the property line of the receiving land use designation. ... Residential Includes all Residential 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday 65 dBA ... Multi-Family, PUD and MXD 10:00 p.m. -7:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday 60 dBA ... Commercial Includes all business districts 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. 70 dBA 10:00 p.m. -7:00 a.m. 65 dBA ... Industrial 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. 80 dBA 10:00 p.m. -7:00 a.m. 80 dBA
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
" The limits are measured as an L50, defined in (B) as the sound level exceeded for more than 50% of any measurement period which shall be not less than ten minutes. , on Fridays, Saturdays, legal holidays and New Year's Eve; a Commercial limit of 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA overnight; and an Industrial limit of 80 dBA at all hours. Division (D) allows the instantaneous Lmax reading to run up to ten dBA above the Table 1 limit before it counts as excessive, and division (E) tightens the limit inside a multifamily building itself by another ten dBA.
Division (G) resolves boundary disputes by applying the more restrictive district's limit wherever a noise source and receiving property sit in different zones, and division (H) puts the burden on anyone challenging a measured reading to disprove it by clear and convincing evidence.
Violations & Fines
Projecting sound across a property line that exceeds the § 96.07 Table 1 limit for the receiving property, such as 65 dBA daytime/60 dBA overnight in a residential district or 80 dBA in an industrial district, is a citable noise disturbance, measured with a certified sound level meter under § 96.08. Enforcement runs through the Police Department or Code Enforcement Division under § 96.09, with fines and jail time set at § 10.99, up to $500 or 90 days, each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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