Noise Ordinances in Hendersonville, TN (2026)
9 verified noise ordinances for Hendersonville, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Hendersonville's quiet-hour rule lives in Hendersonville Municipal Code Title 11 (Municipal Offenses), Chapter 4 (Offenses Against the Peace and Quiet). Section 11-402(1)(b) targets radios, phonographs, instruments and amplified sound 'particularly during the hours between 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.,' and Section 11-402(1)(c) extends the same 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. window to yelling, shouting, whistling and singing on public streets when they annoy or disturb persons in the vicinity.
Hendersonville Quiet Hours and Anti-Noise Standard
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Hendersonville expressly caps construction activity in Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-402(1)(h): 'Construction activities, including demolition and street repair, are permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and sunset Monday through Friday and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset on Saturday and Sunday.' Work outside those windows requires written authorization from the Codes Director or designee for public-health, safety or community-good reasons.
Hendersonville Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Barking-dog and other animal-noise complaints in Hendersonville are enforced under Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-402(1)(d) (Pets), which prohibits 'the keeping of any animal, bird, or fowl which by frequent or long continued noise shall disturb the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity.' Sumner County Animal Control (the Hendersonville Animal Shelter at 1 Executive Park Drive) handles primary animal-control response.
Hendersonville Barking Dog and Animal Noise
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Hendersonville has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance and does not ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Residential and commercial leaf-blower use is regulated through the general anti-noise standard of Section 11-402, the construction-hours window of Section 11-402(1)(h), and (for commercial users adjacent to residential zones) the 65 dBA night / 75 dBA day cap of Section 11-403(3).
Hendersonville Leaf Blower Rules
Few RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Amplified music in Hendersonville is regulated by Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-402(1)(b) (radios, phonographs, instruments, loudspeakers) and Section 11-402(1)(k) and (l), which require a Loudspeaker/Loud Noise Permit issued by the city recorder before amplifiers, loudspeakers or sound trucks may be used to attract attention or advertise. Section 11-403(2) separately requires music at any facility within 50 feet of a residence or natural conservation area to be inside a totally enclosed structure or restricted to 7 a.m.-11 p.m. outdoors.
Hendersonville Amplified Music and Loudspeaker Permits
Some RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Hendersonville is approximately 20-25 minutes northeast of Nashville International Airport (BNA / KBNA) and roughly 15 minutes northeast of John C. Tune Airport (JWN / KJWN). Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration; Hendersonville's Title 11 noise ordinance contains no aircraft-noise provisions and the city cannot regulate flight operations, routing or curfews. Recreational seaplane and aircraft operations on Old Hickory Lake fall under FAA and TVA authority.
Hendersonville Aircraft Noise (BNA, JWN, Lake-Area Recreational)
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Hendersonville's industrial-noise enforcement runs through Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-403(3), which caps noise from any 'business or commercial facility' at 65 dBA between 9 p.m.-6 a.m. (Sun-Thu) and 11 p.m.-6 a.m. (Fri-Sat), and 75 dBA at all other times, measured at the outside wall of any residential structure in a residential zoning district. Hendersonville has limited heavy industry (the economy is dominated by retail, services and lake tourism), so Section 11-403(3) primarily reaches commercial-corridor and warehouse uses on Highway 31E (Gallatin Pike) and along Indian Lake Boulevard.
Hendersonville Industrial Noise
Some RestrictionsDecibel Limits
Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-403(3) sets explicit dBA caps for business and commercial facilities: 65 dBA between 9 p.m.-6 a.m. (Sun-Thu) and 11 p.m.-6 a.m. (Fri-Sat), and 75 dBA at all other times, measured at the outside wall of any residential structure in a residential zoning district. Section 11-403(1) also imposes the 'plainly audible at 50 feet' standard on motor-vehicle audio systems. Residential-source noise is enforced on the qualitative Section 11-402 'unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary' standard with the 11 p.m.-7 a.m. emphasis.
Hendersonville Decibel Limits
Heavy RestrictionsOutdoor Music
Outdoor music in Hendersonville is governed by Hendersonville Municipal Code Section 11-403(2), which prohibits any facility within 50 feet of a residence or natural conservation area from operating amplified music outside an enclosed structure except between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. City-permitted special events, mass gatherings, and City-owned outdoor entertainment facilities and parks are exempted. Loudspeaker / Loud Noise Permits from the city recorder are required for amplified sound that advertises or attracts attention (Sec. 11-402(1)(k)).
Hendersonville Outdoor Music and Special Events
Some RestrictionsLooking for Sumner County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Hendersonville city rules.
Noise Ordinances in Sumner County →