Noise Ordinances in Frisco, TX (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Frisco, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Frisco enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM on weeknights and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends under City Code Chapter 58. Violations are Class C misdemeanors carrying fines up to 500 dollars per TX Penal Code 42.01.
Noise: Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsTexas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5), (c)(2), (d)
A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: ... (5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy ... (c)(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise rec...
Construction Hours
Construction, demolition, and gravel-pit or rock-crusher equipment running within a Frisco residential district, or within 500 feet of one, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is an automatic 'noise disturbance per se' under Section 54-90(b)(6), no proof of actual disturbance required. Given Frisco's construction pace, contractors are separately required to comply as a matter of city policy under section 54-87.
Frisco Construction Noise Hours: 10 PM Curfew
Some RestrictionsFrisco Code of Ordinances § 54-90(b)(6)
(6) Construction/maintenance work. a. Operating or permitting to be operated any equipment used in construction, maintenance, repair, alteration or demolition work on buildings, structures, streets, alleys, lawns, golf courses or appurtenances thereto and/or the erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building within a residential district or quiet zone, or withi...
Barking Dogs
Frisco Animal Services enforces barking dog complaints under City Code Chapter 14. Continuous barking over 10 minutes or intermittent over 30 minutes is considered a public nuisance.
Noise: Barking Dogs
Light RestrictionsTex. Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5), (c) (Unreasonable Noise)
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the p...
Leaf Blower Rules
Running a leaf blower or other motorized yard equipment within a Frisco residential district, or within 500 feet of one, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is an automatic noise disturbance under Section 54-90(b)(7), the same 'power equipment' category that covers lawnmowers, tractors and similar motorized tools.
Frisco Leaf Blower and Power Equipment Hours
Some RestrictionsFrisco Code of Ordinances § 54-90(b)(7), § 54-89
§ 54-89. Power equipment. Any motorized electric or fuel powered equipment, including but not limited to, tractors, lawnmowers and other similar device or equipment. § 54-90(b)(7). Power equipment. a. Operating or permitting to be operated any power equipment (as defined herein and excluding construction equipment which is specifically regulated by subsection (6) above) within a residential dis...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Playing a radio, stereo, musical instrument or loudspeaker loud enough to disturb neighbors is automatically a violation between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in any Frisco residential district or within 500 feet of one under Section 54-90(b)(2). Amplified sound at Pizza Hut Park gets a carve-out, but only until 11 p.m. on weeknights and 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Frisco Amplified Sound and Music Time Limits
Some RestrictionsFrisco Code of Ordinances § 54-90(b)(2), § 54-91(a)(5)
§ 54-90(b)(2)a. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated any sound production or reproduction device, radio, ... musical instrument, ... phonograph, television set, loudspeakers and sound amplifiers or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of any residence or quiet zone, in such ...
Decibel Limits
Commercial properties in Frisco must not exceed 65 dBA at residential property lines during day hours or 55 dBA at night. Loading docks near residential zones have additional restrictions.
Noise: Commercial Noise
Light RestrictionsTexas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5), (c)(2)
A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: ... (5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy. (c)(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receiv...
Vehicle Noise
Modified exhaust systems, loud car stereos audible more than 50 feet, and prolonged horn use are prohibited in Frisco under City Code and TX Transportation Code 547.604.
noise/vehicle-noise
Some RestrictionsTex. Transp. Code § 547.501
Sec. 547.501. AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES. (a) A motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn in good working condition that emits a sound audible under normal conditions at a distance of at least 200 feet.(b) A vehicle may not be equipped with and a person may not use on a vehicle a siren, whistle, or bell unless the vehicle is:(1) a commercial vehicle that is equipped with a theft alarm signa...
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