Noise Ordinances in Murfreesboro, TN (2026)

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-108(A)(1)(a)

No person may use, play or permit the use or playing of any musical instrument, drum, television, or other sound amplification device: (a) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible across a real property boundary of the nearest occupied dwelling or in a noise-sensitive zone;

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-106(E)(1)

No person shall engage in any construction work on private property such that the sound therefrom exceeds an equivalent A-weighted sound level (LeqA) of:(a)80 dBA, as measured at or within a residential real property boundary or within a noise-sensitive zone during: (i) on Weekdays, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., during June, July and August; (ii) on Weekdays, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., during ...

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-108(C)

Any person who owns, possess, or harbors any animal shall violate this Article if such animal barks, howls, whines, meows, squawks, or makes any other like sound continuously for more than ten minutes or intermittently for more than 20 minutes, where such sound is plainly audible from a distance of 100 feet or more from the animal or where such sound unreasonably disturbs the peace.

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-106(F)(3)

Between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., the use of any power tool or equipment shall be subject to the exterior sound level limits set forth in subsection (B), provided, however, no person engaged in any commercial tree maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, or home improvement service may utilize any power tool or equipment in a residential zone or noise-sensitive zone during such period.

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-108(A)

No person may use, play or permit the use or playing of any musical instrument, drum, television, or other sound amplification device:(a)Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible across a real property boundary of the nearest occupied dwelling or in a noise-sensitive zone;(b)In such a manner so as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet on a ...

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-109(A)(5)

Sounds caused by sources regulated as to sound production by federal law, including, but not limited to, any aircraft operated in conformity with, or pursuant to federal law, Federal Aviation Administration regulations, and the instructions of an air traffic controller. Any aircraft operating under technical difficulties, in any kind of distress, under emergency order of air traffic control, or...

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-106(B)(1)(a), Table 2

No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any sound source within the City in such a manner as to create... A steady or quasi-steady sound whose sound level exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land category in Table 2 when measured at or within the real property boundary of the receiving land... Industrial Zone 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 65 70 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a...

Murfreesboro City Code § 21-106(G)(3)(a)-(c)

(a)No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a public highway unless it is equipped with a muffler or other sound-dissipative device in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.(b)No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a street or highway with an exhaust system utilizing a cutout, bypass or similar device.(c)No person shall operate a motor vehicle in...