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Noise Ordinance Overview
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Official Decibel Limits
volume_up"Decibel limits vary by land use; single-family residential is 60 dBA day/55 dBA night. Multifamily, institutional, parks, and noise-sensitive areas are 65 dBA day/60 dBA night. Retail commercial is 65 dBA day/night, and wholesale/industrial is 70 dBA day/night. Any sound at 110 dBA or above is prohibited."
AI Executive Summary
Miami, FL noise ordinances, under City Chapter 36 and Miami-Dade County Code Section 21-28, generally prohibit excessive, unnecessary, or unusual noise. Amplified sound and music are restricted from 11 PM to 7 AM. Construction activity faces specific limitations, typically between 6 PM and 8 AM on weekdays in the city and 8 PM to 7 AM in Miami-Dade County near residences.
Specific Noise Restrictions
Construction
City of Miami prohibits construction between 6 PM and 8 AM on weekdays, and all day on Sundays or holidays, if it creates a noise disturbance across residential or noise-sensitive zones. Regular construction on public rights-of-way is permitted Mon-Sat from 8 AM to 6 PM. Miami-Dade County prohibits construction noise near residences between 8 PM and 7 AM. Waivers may be obtained for work during restricted hours.
Amplified Sound
Operating radios, musical instruments, or sound-making devices between 11 PM and 7 AM is unlawful if plainly audible at 100 feet from the source. Music from bars, clubs, and businesses is unlawful during these hours if audible outside the building and disturbing residents.
Animals
Owning, harboring, possessing, or keeping any animal that causes frequent, habitual, or long-continued noise plainly audible at 100 feet from the building, structure, or yard where it's located.
Vehicles
Prohibits unnecessary sounding of horns, signaling devices, or alarms; discharge of exhaust without an effective muffler; and operating vehicles so out of repair or loaded as to create unreasonably loud noise in residential areas.
Landscaping/Power Tools
Operation of noise-producing lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, blowers, chippers, chainsaws, power tools, and other outdoor tools at residences is prohibited between 8 PM and 7 AM.
Shouting
Any unreasonably loud, boisterous, or raucous shouting in any residential area is prohibited.
Schools, Courts, Hospitals
Creating excessive or unreasonably loud noise on streets adjacent to these institutions during their hours of use or operation, which interferes with their workings or disturbs patients, is prohibited if conspicuous signs are displayed.
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