Kissimmee, FL Noise Ordinances: Vehicle Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicle noise
- Exempt from city noise code
- Governing law
- State & federal vehicle statutes
- Sound trucks
- Need police permit (§ 38-194)
- Enforcement
- Not Kissimmee Code Enforcement
Summary
Kissimmee's noise ordinance carves out motor vehicles entirely: loud car stereos, exhausts, and engine noise fall under state and federal law instead of the city's own decibel limits, so Code Enforcement won't cite you for it.
(b)Exceptions.(1)Gas-powered equipment (8:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.); and(2)Noises from motor vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, airplanes, motorcycles, and railroads which are regulated by state and federal law; and(3)Noises from emergency services vehicles, such as fire engines, ambulances, and law enforcement vehicles that are on emergency business.(c)The noise levels listed in section 22-24, Tables 1 and 2 may not be exceeded by any means within any public or private property when measured 50 feet from the property line of the property generating said noise. In the case of multiple owners or tenants within the same lot, parcel, or building, the measurement distance shall be from the shared wall or boundary.(d)The noise levels listed in section 22-24, Tables 1 and 2 may not be exceeded for a cumulative period of one or more minutes in any 15 minute period. The measurement period shall not be less than 15 minutes.(e)Table 1 indicates the maximum noise levels within the City of Kissimmee with exception to the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Table 2 is applicable to the Downtown CRA, as defined in Figure 1. (Ord. No. 3070, § 1, 2-21-2023)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-22(b) of the Noise Control Ordinance lists three exceptions to the article's decibel limits, and motor vehicle noise is one of them: automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, and railroads are excluded because their noise "is regulated by state and federal law." That leaves loud mufflers, blasting car stereos heard from the street, and engine noise to Florida's vehicle equipment and noise statutes, not Kissimmee's Code Enforcement Division or police-issued noise citations. The one vehicle-related permit the city does require is for advertising "sound trucks", vehicles fitted with a loudspeaker driving city streets to sell or advertise, which need a police-issued permit under Sec. 38-194 before hitting the road.
Violations & Fines
No city noise citation applies to ordinary vehicle noise: enforcement runs through state traffic law instead. Driving an unpermitted advertising sound truck, however, violates Sec. 38-194 and is enforced by the Kissimmee Police Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Kissimmee police ticket me for a loud car stereo?
Does any vehicle noise rule exist in Kissimmee?
Sources & Official References
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