Outdoor music at homes is subject to the same Chapter 42 audibility rules; commercial outdoor music (patios, amphitheaters) requires a Special Event Permit or Conditional Use Permit from the Planning Commission.
DeSoto Code Section 42-63 treats outdoor live or recorded music as amplified sound. Residential use is capped by the 50-foot audibility standard during daytime and 30-foot standard after 10 p.m. The DeSoto Amphitheater and similar commercial outdoor venues operate under Conditional Use Permits with site-specific conditions on hours, speaker orientation, and decibel limits. Restaurants seeking to add outdoor patio music must apply for a CUP amendment. Food-truck and festival permits include noise covenants per Section 42-64, and violations can lead to permit revocation.
$100-$500 Class C for unpermitted events; permit revocation for licensed venues; repeat $2,000/day Tex. Local Gov't Code §54.001.
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