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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #150-2026
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner an� �City Commission
��ve>.._ Eric Carpenter, City Manager �
April 14, 2026
Monthly Vehicular Noise Enforcement Update -March 2026
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide a monthly update on efforts by the
Administration to enforce illegal and excessive vehicular muffler/exhaust noise citywide.
At the May 21, 2025 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and City Commission approved
Resolution No. 2025-33669, directing the Administration to develop a 90 day targeted,
comprehensive, and unified plan to mitigate illegal muffler/exhaust noise on these roadways,
beginning with 5th street, including adjacent portions of the MacArthur Causeway in proximity to
residential buildings and high priority locations in the South of Fifth neighborhood.
This L TC is provided pursuant to Resolution No. 2026-34157 approved by the Mayor and City
Commission at the February 25, 2026 City Commission meeting. The Administration and the
Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) were directed to deploy not less than one (1) police
vehicle at specified locations along 5th Street, 41 st Street, and 71 st Street between the hours of
10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. daily, for the purpose of proactively enforcing violations related to
unlawful and excessive vehicular muffler, exhaust, and related noise. The Resolution further
directed the Administration to provide monthly updates to the Mayor and City Commission
summarizing the results of these enforcement efforts via Letter to Commission ("L TC")
commencing on April 1, 2026.
The City of Miami Beach Noise Ordinance (Article IV, Sections 46-151 to 46-162) and the Miami
Dade County Noise Ordinance (Section 21-28) both apply to excessive vehicular noise. Florida
Statutes further regulate enforcement regarding exhaust systems (Sec. 316.272), motor vehicle
noise (Sec. 316.293), horns and warning devices (Sec. 316.271 ), and operation of sound-making
devices in vehicles (Sec. 316.3045). This LTC reports on all citations issued in relation to these
excessive noise violations related to exhaust systems and prevention of noise, comparing figures
to the same month of the previous two years, as well as providing data from January 2026 to
Year-to-Date.
Current efforts are carried out by the MBPD Traffic Units (Motors and Accident Investigations
Unit) and selected Operations Division personnel with a strong traffic enforcement record.
Effective June 27, 2025, the Patrol Division deployed a 90-day nightly detail focused on
loud/excessive vehicular noise, using on-duty midnight shift officers from 9:30 P.M. to 2:00 A.M.