Noise from Specific Sources in Dallas, TX (2026)
3 verified noise from specific sources rules for Dallas, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bar & Nightclub Noise
Dallas bars and nightclubs cannot blast music loud enough to reach nearby homes. City Code Section 30-2(2) presumes it offensive, and therefore a criminal violation of Section 30-1, when a radio, phonograph, or musical instrument plays loud enough to disturb the peace, quiet, comfort, or repose of anyone in a dwelling, apartment, or hotel. Violators face a fine up to $2,000 under Section 30-5, with each day a separate offense.
Dallas Bar and Nightclub Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsDallas City Code Secs. 30-1, 30-2(2)
SEC. 30-1. LOUD AND DISTURBING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS. A person commits an offense if he makes or causes to be made any loud and disturbing noise or vibration in the city that is offensive to the ordinary sensibilities of the inhabitants of the city. SEC. 30-2. LOUD AND DISTURBING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS PRESUMED OFFENSIVE. The following loud and disturbing noises and vibrations are pres...
Delivery Truck Noise
A delivery truck cannot idle more than five minutes within 300 feet of a home in Dallas. City Code Section 30-3.1 makes it an offense for the driver, and separately for the property owner who allows it, to let a commercial motor vehicle over 14,000 pounds idle that long near a residential use. Fines reach $500 per offense, with limited defenses for traffic stops, repairs, or utility work.
Dallas Delivery Truck Idling Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsDallas City Code Sec. 30-3.1
SEC. 30-3.1. NOISE FROM THE IDLING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) In this section: (1) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE means any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 14,000 pounds. (2) IDLE means the operation of a motor vehicle engine in operating mode where the engine is not engaged in gear. (b) A person commits an offense if he idles a commerci...
Airport Engine Run-up
Dallas City Code Sec. 5-34 bars aircraft engine starts and maintenance run-ups at Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport between midnight and 6 a.m., and confines all run-ups citywide to director-designated spots away from hangars and bystanders.
Dallas Bans Late-Night Aircraft Engine Run-Ups
Some RestrictionsDallas City Code Sec. 5-34
No person shall start and run up an aircraft, except in a place designated for such purposes by the director or one of the director's assistants. Aircraft starts and run-ups may not be conducted at Dallas Love Field or Dallas Executive Airport between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 6:00 am. At no time may any person run up an engine or engines from a position that hangars, shops, or other buildings,...
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