Glendale Outdoor Music Rules Rules (2026): What You Need to Know

Glendale Municipal Code Chapter 8.36, Article II specifically regulates amplified sound and loudspeaker equipment. No person may install, use, or operate loudspeakers or sound-amplifying equipment in any fixed or movable position, or mounted on a sound truck, for purposes of giving instructions, addresses, lectures, or transmitting music in any public space without first filing a registration statement with the City Clerk and obtaining approval. A fee is required for commercial purposes, while noncommercial use is fee-exempt.

Amplified sound equipment may only operate between 7 AM and 10 PM. Commercial amplified sound is prohibited entirely on Sundays and legal holidays; noncommercial amplified sound on those days is permitted between 7 AM and 10 PM. Sound levels may not exceed 15 dBA above the actual or presumed ambient level as measured at any property line. Equipment must not be operated within 200 feet of churches, schools, hospitals, libraries, or city or county buildings.

Places of public entertainment operating sound equipment at levels greater than 95 dBA in areas normally occupied by customers must post a conspicuous sign stating: "WARNING: SOUND LEVEL MAY CAUSE HEARING IMPAIRMENT." Activities on public parks, playgrounds, and school grounds conducted pursuant to a city-issued permit are exempt. The City Clerk may deny a registration statement, with the applicant having the right to appeal under Chapter 2.88.