Noise Ordinances in Auburn, AL (2026)
3 verified noise ordinances for Auburn, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Construction Hours
Auburn bars noisy construction work before 7 a.m. near single-family neighborhoods (6 a.m. elsewhere) and after 7 p.m. everywhere, under Sec. 5-2. The city manager can permit urgent night work for up to five days at a time, renewable.
Auburn's Allowed Construction Work Hours
Some RestrictionsAuburn, AL Code of Ordinances § 5-2(a)
No construction work, including any site preparation work, any assembly, erection, demolition, alteration, repair or similar activity, or the operation of any construction equipment which is attended by noise shall begin before 7:00 a.m. on any construction project in a single-family neighborhood or in any commercial or multifamily district that is adjacent to a single-family neighborhood. No c...
Barking Dogs
Auburn bars owners from letting a dog 'habitually bark or yelp in such a loud and frequent manner as to annoy and disturb the public in the vicinity' under Sec. 4-19(a). The same section also makes dog odor and uncollected feces on neighboring property a nuisance.
Auburn Barking Dog Nuisance Ordinance
Some RestrictionsAuburn, AL Code of Ordinances § 4-19(a)-(b)
(a)Barking. No owner shall permit a dog to habitually bark or yelp in such a loud and frequent manner as to annoy and disturb the public in the vicinity.(b)Odor from dogs. It shall be unlawful and a nuisance for any person to keep on any tract, lot, or premises within the city any dog or group of dogs, whether the same is housed in a fence, pen, kennel, building, or otherwise, under such circum...
Aircraft Noise
Auburn's Zoning Ordinance overlays an Airport Noise Impact Zone around Auburn University Regional Airport covering land within the 65-70 Ldn contour. Builders inside the zone must be given noise-level-reduction guidance when they apply for a permit, and the Planning Department coordinates enforcement with the Airport under Section 516.08.
Auburn, AL Airport Noise Impact Zone Rule
Light RestrictionsZoning Ordinance § 516.08
516.08. Airport noise impact zone and regulations. ... An area contiguous to the airport measuring one-half (½) the length of the longest planned runway on either side of and at the end of each runway centerline. For land use control purposes, this boundary shall be considered to be consistent with the sixty-five (65) to seventy (70) level day night (ldn) zone determined by an official Part 150...
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