Outdoor amplified music at restaurants, breweries, and event venues must comply with the §8.8.3 property-line decibel caps. Roswell explicitly prohibits amplified-sound permits that would let venues exceed those caps even for special events.
Roswell's growing Canton Street entertainment district, breweries like Variant Brewing and Gate City, and event venues at Roswell Square all operate under the same §8.8.3 framework that applies to any other amplified source. The 2024 ordinance overhaul (Ordinance 23-15) was driven in part by complaints about outdoor music at downtown bars; the council deliberately eliminated the ability to permit louder events. Outdoor concerts, weddings, and festivals can still occur, but must keep neighboring residential property-line levels at or below 70 dBA day / 60 dBA night. Permitted special events (parades, official city festivals) get narrow time-limited exemptions but those are written into the event permit, not a blanket amplified-sound permit.
Exceeding §8.8.3 caps with outdoor music is a nuisance violation. First-offense fines run civil; repeats prosecute in Municipal Court with fines up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail. Commercial venues with repeat violations can face business license conditions or revocation.
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