Prague is planning to introduce a regulation to limit concert noise after 10 PM. Councillor Adam Zábranský (Pirates) aims to incorporate exceptions and draw inspiration from similar measures in other cities to ensure the new rules are effective and balanced.
The city council is revisiting the idea of regulating concert noise after 10 PM, Zábranský told the news portal Novinky.cz. This initiative builds on discussions from the previous legislative term. According to Zábranský, the revised ordinance should apply citywide, with specific exceptions.
One advantage of the proposed regulation, he noted, is its focus on music, ensuring that operators cannot argue that music does not constitute noise. However, Zábranský anticipates that negotiations on the ordinance’s final form will be challenging.
The issue of concert noise was debated during the last legislative term, and the upcoming discussions could face legal hurdles. Zábranský hopes to take cues from other Czech cities that have implemented similar measures, noting that “this is the case in most larger cities.”
The city council plans to propose a citywide ordinance prohibiting certain events, such as concerts, after 10 PM. However, exceptions could extend the curfew to 11 PM in designated areas where noise is less problematic.
The city council intends to define these exceptions in neighborhoods where noise does not significantly affect residents. “There is a consensus that such an ordinance is necessary because the current situation is unsatisfactory,” Zábranský concluded.
