AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "ENVIRONMENT," BY AMENDING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "NOISE," BY AMENDING SECTION 46-157, ENTITLED "EXEMPTIONS," WHICH MODIFIES THOSE IDENTIFIED EXEMPTIONS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE UNNECESSARY AND EXCESSIVE NOISE THAT IS PROHIBITED WITHIN SECTION 46-152; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Mayor Philip Levine has proposed an amendment to Section 46-157 of the Miami Beach Code. This amendment, which will amend the City's Noise Ordinance provisions, modifies the exemption provision of Section 46-157, and would result in the modification of the live or amplified portion of Subsection (11). Specifically, the amendment will remove the existing exemption from a violation of the Noise Ordinance, for those properties located on the west side of Ocean Drive, between 5th Street through 15th Street.

The removal of this exemption from Subsection 46-157(11) will serve to effectively address those noise disturbances experienced by residents and visitors, and reduce the overall quality-of-life offenses committed throughout this iconic area of the City. The amendment will facilitate the City’s commitment to protect the public health, safety and welfare from these on-going disruptions caused by excessive and unnecessary amplified sound.