Plano outdoor music is governed by the noise ordinance plus special event permits. Typical cutoff: 10 PM weeknights, 11 PM weekends at venues like Oak Point Park and Legacy Hall.
Outdoor music in Plano is governed by the general noise ordinance together with the special event permitting program administered through Parks and Recreation (for park venues) and the City Secretary (for right-of-way and multi-site events). Scheduled concerts and festivals at Oak Point Park Amphitheater, Haggard Park, the Courtyard Theater lawn, and major commercial music venues such as Legacy Hall in Legacy West operate under permit conditions that define the event footprint, speaker aim, end time (typically 10:00 PM on weeknights and 11:00 PM on Friday/Saturday), and a noise contact on site. Restaurants and patios with amplified live music must remain within the conditions of their Certificate of Occupancy and must not produce sound plainly audible inside a neighboring residence during nighttime hours. Residential outdoor music (backyard karaoke, pool parties, garage bands) is not permitted, but it must comply with the plainly audible and unreasonable disturbance tests; after 10:00 PM, a neighbor complaint will typically draw a responding officer and a request to shut down. Violations of event permit conditions can result in revocation of the permit, denial of future permits, and Class C misdemeanor citations up to 500 dollars. Free-speech and religious assembly uses have limited first-amendment protections but are still subject to reasonable time, place, and manner limits on amplified sound.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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