Miami Code Chapter 36 noise rules ban amplified residential disturbances, and a loud-party cost-recovery provision lets the city bill repeat offenders for second-response police time. Daytime limits are 65 dB and nighttime limits 55 dB at the property line.
Chapter 36 of the Miami Code sets the citywide noise standard: 65 dBA daytime (7 AM to 11 PM) and 55 dBA nighttime (11 PM to 7 AM) measured at the receiving property line. Amplified music, parties, and loud gatherings audible 100 feet away violate the ordinance. After a first warning at a residence, the city's loud-party cost-recovery provision allows police to bill the host (and potentially the property owner) for the cost of any second response within a defined window — typically several hundred dollars. Repeat violations also trigger code-enforcement liens and possible nuisance abatement under Sec. 46. Miami-Dade County overlays additional rules in unincorporated areas.
Initial responses bring warnings or 100 to 500 dollar fines. Second responses within 12 to 24 hours trigger cost-recovery billing and party-house declarations. Habitual offenders face misdemeanor charges and code-enforcement liens up to 1,000 dollars daily.
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