Noise Ordinances in Mobile, AL (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Mobile, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) tightens its residential noise rule overnight: sound audible 25 feet away is banned from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., versus 50 feet by day.
Nighttime Noise Curfew in Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96.1(c)(2)c-d
Loud or raucous sounds or noises—6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Willfully make or cause a noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any residential district...:1.Is plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet or more from any property line within a residential district... Loud or raucous sounds or noises—10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Willfully make or cause a noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of...
Construction Hours
Mobile, Alabama exempts construction activity and equipment from the city's residential noise limits only between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. under City Code § 39-96.1(d)(6). Outside that window, construction noise in or near an R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-B district falls under the same audibility and decibel limits that govern all residential noise.
When Construction Noise Is Allowed in Mobile, Alabama
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96.1(d)(6)
(b)Definitions. For the purposes of this section:(1)Construction activities shall mean any and all activity incidental to the construction, erection, demolition, assembling, altering, installing or equipping of buildings, structures, roads or appurtenances thereto, including land clearing, grading, excavating and filling. ... (c)Noise in residential districts restricted.(1)Generally. It shall b...
Barking Dogs
Mobile treats habitually barking, crowing, or yelping animals that cause unreasonable annoyance to neighbors as a public nuisance under City Code § 7-21.
Mobile Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 7-21
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to exercise the necessary care and control to prevent an animal in his or her possession or care from creating a public nuisance. For purposes of this section, an animal is a public nuisance if the animal: (1)Habitually makes disturbing noises including, but not limited to crowing, barking, yelping, whining, or other utterances, causing unreasonabl...
Leaf Blower Rules
Mobile exempts leaf blowers and other domestic power equipment from its noise limits only between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; outside that window the general residential noise limits apply.
Mobile Domestic Power Equipment Noise Hours
Light RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96.1(d)(7)
Domestic power equipment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any domestic power equipment operated between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) bars playing radios or other sound-reproducing devices on public streets, sidewalks, and parks loud enough to be plainly audible 25 feet away.
Amplified Sound 25-Foot Rule Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96(a)(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use or operate, or permit to be played, used or operated, any radio, tape player, cassette player, compact disc player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound, in or on any public property, including any public street, road, building, sidewalk, or park, in such a manner that the sound generated is plainly audible at a distance of twenty-fiv...
Decibel Limits
Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) caps sound-producing devices in residential districts at 85 db(a) from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and 50 db(a) overnight, measured at the property line.
Residential Decibel Limits in Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96.1(c)(2)a-b
during the hours from 6:00 am. to 10:00 p.m.:1.It is plainly audible at a distance of fifty (50) feet or more from any property line within a residential district or upon any public street or right-of-way within, or bordering upon, any residential district within the corporate limits of the city; or2.It creates any noise which exceeds eighty-five (85) db(a) at any property line within a residen...
Vehicle Noise
Mobile, Alabama (Mobile County) makes it unlawful to play a car radio or stereo on a street or highway loud enough to be heard 25 feet from the vehicle.
Vehicle Stereo Noise Limit Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 39-96(a)(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to play, use or operate any radio, tape player, cassette player, compact disc player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound in any motor vehicle on a street or highway in such a manner that the sound generated is plainly audible at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet or more from the motor vehicle.(3)Possession by a person or persons of any of the ...
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