City-authorized outdoor concerts, festivals, parades, and neighborhood functions may use sound equipment not exceeding 90 dBA measured 50 feet away. Where the receiving land is residential, such equipment may be used only from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
City of Savannah §9-2036(b) allows certain city-authorized activities to use sound equipment producing sound not exceeding 90 dBA measured 50 feet from the equipment. Covered activities include public health and safety purposes; fairs and carnivals; parades, processions, and festivities; outdoor concerts and theatrical performances; outdoor neighborhood functions such as lawn and pool parties and street dances; civic and religious celebrations; and recreational and athletic activities. Where the receiving land is residential, the equipment may be used only between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. A variance permit may be granted by the city manager for temporary activities that cannot otherwise comply.
Operating without authorization or over 90 dBA/outside hours is a misdemeanor under §9-2041.
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