Coral Springs, FL Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Barred
- Loud car/truck stereo disturbing neighborhood, § 11-11(a)(2)
- Barred
- Unnecessary/excessive horn use, § 11-11(a)(1)
- Barred
- Unauthorized siren/bell on a vehicle, § 11-11(a)(8)
- Measurement
- No sound meter required
- Enforcement
- Police Dept. / Code Compliance Division
- Penalty basis
- Citation under § 1-8.1; also a nuisance
Summary
Coral Springs makes it a noise disturbance to blast a car or truck stereo loud enough to disturb the neighborhood, and to sound a horn or signaling device unnecessarily or excessively, under Sec. 11-11(a)(1) and (a)(2). No decibel test is required; the loud, raucous sound itself is the violation.
(1)The sounding of any horn or signaling device, except as a danger warning, for any unnecessary or an excessive period of time or the unreasonable use of any horn or signaling device, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance so as to disturb the peace, health, quiet or comfort of the neighborhood or vicinity thereof.(2)The operating or permitting the use or operation of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, television, stereo, car or truck stereo, drum, compact disc or tape player, exterior loudspeaker, or other device for the production or reproduction of sound in a loud and raucous manner so as to disturb the peace, quiet or comfort of the adjacent neighborhood.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 76 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 11-11(a)(2) declares it a noise disturbance to operate or permit the operation of a car or truck stereo, along with a radio, television, musical instrument, drum, compact disc or tape player, or exterior loudspeaker, in a loud and raucous manner that disturbs the peace, quiet or comfort of the adjacent neighborhood. Sec. 11-11(a)(1) separately bars sounding any horn or signaling device, other than as a danger warning, for an unnecessary or excessive period, or otherwise using a horn unreasonably in a manner that disturbs the peace, health, quiet or comfort of the neighborhood.
Neither provision requires a sound-level meter reading: the city's list of per se noise disturbances in Sec. 11-11(a) makes the loud or unreasonable act itself the offense, unlike the numeric dBA table in Sec. 11-14. The rule applies wherever a vehicle's stereo or horn carries into a residential or other neighborhood, whether the vehicle is parked or driving through, and a violation is investigated only on a complaint basis once a resident contacts the Coral Springs Police Department or the Code Compliance Division. Sec. 11-11 also covers unauthorized emergency-style sirens under Sec. 11-11(a)(8), which separately bars using a bell or siren similar to a police, fire or public-safety vehicle's on an unauthorized vehicle.
Violations & Fines
A citation under City Code Sec. 1-8.1 follows a verified complaint about a car or truck stereo or an unreasonable horn, issued by Coral Springs Police or Code Compliance, with each occurrence a separate violation. Because Sec. 11-11(a)(1) and (a)(2) need no decibel reading, the loud or excessive act supports the citation on its own. A Sec. 11-11 violation is also a nuisance under Sec. 11-16(d), letting the city attorney or an affected resident sue.
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