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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Pismo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Automobile Sound Systems

Pismo Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Pismo Beach

Cite as: Pismo Beach Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 · Text as of 2026-10-03

9.20.010 Restrictions on sound level.

A. No driver or person in the possession of any vehicle shall operate or permit the operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from fifty or more feet while the vehicle is parked on any highway or public owned parking lot or place, unless that system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.

B. This section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or vehicles operated by gas, electric, communications or water utilities.

C. This section does not apply to the sound systems of vehicles in parades or special events unless prohibited by other sections of this code. (Ord. 90-09 § 1, 1990: prior code Ch. 9.48)

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