Fort Myers, FL Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 54-196
- Quiet hours (yelling/shouting)
- 10:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Residential nighttime sound limit
- 60 dBA, 11 p.m.–7 a.m.
- First-offense fine
- $135 (noncommercial)
- Enforcing agency
- Fort Myers Police Department
Summary
Fort Myers bans yelling, shouting, and amplified sound audible beyond your property between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., with nighttime residential noise capped at 60 dBA and fines up to $500 per violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, cause to be made, or permit to be made, in the city, noises or sounds that are audible beyond the premises... Such noises or sounds are hereby declared to be nuisances... Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, singing, or the making of similar noises, other than normal conversation, in any public space between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office, dwelling unit, or house of worship, or in the vicinity.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
Fort Myers regulates loud parties through its general noise nuisance ordinance rather than a standalone 'loud party' law. Code § 54-196 declares yelling, shouting, amplified music, and any sound audible beyond your property line a nuisance, specifically banning yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing in public between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time it disturbs neighbors. Section 54-198 sets measurable sound-level ceilings, 60 dBA in residential areas from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., rising to 75 dBA by day, measured at the property line. There is no social-host liability provision; only the person making or permitting the noise is cited. Noncommercial fines run $135 to $500, escalating with repeat offenses within 12 months.
Violations & Fines
First noncommercial noise citation costs $135, rising to $175 for a second, $300 for a third, and $500 for later violations within 12 months; commercial or entertainment-venue violations start at $300, and a fourth within 12 months can trigger revocation of the business's occupational license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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