The City of Lorain bars performing any hand organ, musical instrument or device for pay in a public way or outdoor public place before 9:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. Elyria requires a city permit for amplified sound at organized outdoor events.
Outdoor and public-space music is governed by each city. Lorain's noise-control chapter prohibits using or performing any hand organ or other musical instrument or device, for pay or in expectation of payment, in any public way or outdoor public place before 9:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. Elyria allows amplified sound at organized outdoor events only with a valid permit issued under its Traffic Code, and otherwise bars playing radios, instruments and sound devices on public roads or private property at disturbing volumes. Backyard parties and busking are handled under these municipal provisions; Lorain County does not license outdoor music inside cities.
Lorain outdoor-music violations are third-degree misdemeanors. Elyria unpermitted amplified sound is a noise disturbance, punishable as a minor to fourth-degree misdemeanor.
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