Originally Posted By: Notes Norton


We were gigging at an almost outdoor lounge (large open air but a good roof over our head). The noise ordinance is 55dba at the neighbor's lot line. We measured our volume at the line, and when the people next door called the police, they always found us complying with the law.

Insights and incites by Notes


wow... that is really, really quiet. Normal conversation at 3' distance is louder than that averaging 60db to 65db.

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We played a club in a town with a noise ordnance... several actually, so we used our SPL meter often. One club had a 90 db outside the front door with the door closed. Cops walked around with meters. $50 fine per instance.

Another club had an 85db limit at the bar. The first 2 warnings were free, the third and subsequent warnings were accompanied by a $25 fine by the bar. The town fines were much higher so the club put the responsibility on the bands to self enforce.

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