Miami Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Miami Beach, FL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Weekday quiet hours
- 8:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
- Weekend/holiday quiet hours
- 8:00 p.m.-10:00 a.m.
- Golf course hours
- 8:00 p.m.-5:30 a.m. daily
- Residential carve-out
- RS/RM/RO/TH zones exempt weekends
- Pressure washer exception
- Until 11:59 p.m., first Friday only
Summary
Miami Beach bans outdoor power tools, mowers, edgers, blowers and chain saws between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays under City Code Sec. 46-152(k), with a stricter 8:00 p.m.-5:30 a.m. window for golf courses every day of the week.
Power tools and landscaping equipment. The operation of noise-producing lawn mowers, lawn edgers, weed trimmers, blowers, chippers, chain saws, power tools and other noise-producing equipment and tools out-of-doors between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and national holidays. The restrictions on the operation of noise-producing equipment and tools at golf courses shall apply between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. on weekdays, weekends, and national holidays. The limitations on operation of noise-producing power tools and landscaping equipment on weekends and national holidays do not apply to single-family homes located in the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 RS-4, RM-1, RM-2, RM-PRD, RM-PRD-2, RO, RO-2, RO-3, and TH zoning districts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, commercial entities shall be permitted to operate power washers and pressure washers out-of-doors until 11:59 p.m. on the first Friday of each calendar month.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 98 | Resiliency Code (Current Land Development Regulations): Publication | Ordinance 89-2665 (Previous Land Development Regulations): Publication).
Full Breakdown
Miami Beach Code Sec. on weekends and national holidays. every day, weekday or weekend alike. The ordinance carves out single-family homes in the RS-1 through RS-4, RM-1, RM-2, RM-PRD, RM-PRD-2, RO, RO-2, RO-3 and TH zoning districts from the weekend and holiday cutoff, so residents there are not bound by the tighter weekend hours that apply to multifamily and commercial parcels. cutoff applies. The section sits inside Article IV, Noise, so a violation is enforced the same way as any other noise offense: a code inspector can issue an oral warning, then a written warning, before a formal notice of violation carrying the escalating civil fines set in Sec. 46-159, appealable to a special magistrate within ten days. curfew that Sec. 46-152(b) sets specifically for radios, speakers and other amplified sound devices.
Violations & Fines
Running lawn equipment or power tools outside the permitted hours follows the noise article's standard enforcement path: a code inspector may issue one oral warning, then a written warning, before a notice of violation. Fines follow Sec. 46-159's schedule, starting at $250 for a first offense and rising to $1,500, $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 for repeat offenses within 12 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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