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By
Ordinance, public amplification is not allowed in City Parks except by
permission from the Parks Division. Permission for amplification does not exempt
a group from obeying Ordinance restrictions on the volume of sound. Please be
considerate of park neighbors and other park users. When notifying the
alderperson and neighborhood association (if necessary) about your event, be
sure to include detailed information about any plans you have for amplified
sound.
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Amplification Permit (.pdf)
Excerpts from applicable City Ordinances:
8.29 PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS IN PARKS.
(1) No public
address systems or sound amplification devices shall be used in any public park
within the City of Madison except as permitted by this section. The Parks
Superintendent may issue permits in accordance with this section. A permit shall
not exempt the holder from the provisions of Sec. 24.08.
(3) The Superintendent may limit the hours of operation
and the location within the park of any such system or equipment so as to insure
the benefit of such system or equipment to the group seeking its use and to
minimize any unreasonable interference with the peace and enjoyment of other
users of the park and those adjacent to such park.
(5) The Police Department is authorized to require the
discontinuance of any such system or equipment operating outside the prescribed
hours or location.
24.08 NOISE REGULATION
(2) In the following zoning districts established
under Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances, the noise emitted from any
source and measured at any point within any distance beyond fifty (50) feet of
the property or public right-of-way where the noise is produced or beyond fifty
(50) feet from the noise source when such exists on public property shall not
exceed the amounts indicated in the following table:
SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
R1, R2, R3, R4, R4A, R4L, Agriculture
Conservancy, Office Residence
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.-70 dBA
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.-75 dBA
R5, R6
All times-75 dBA
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