Garfield restricts portable sound devices and amplified noise based on time of day, using a plainly-audible distance test enforced by the noise control officer.
Under Chapter 220, portable music or sound production devices on public property must not be plainly audible at 50 feet between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or at 25 feet between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The ordinance also bars sound from any source that disturbs reasonable people across real property lines during the nighttime hours. Garfield's nighttime period generally runs 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. weekdays and to 9:00 a.m. on weekends, when stricter sound level tables apply.
First-time noisy parties, car stereos audible past 25 feet at night, and similar disturbances trigger enforcement notices and fines.
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