Noise Ordinances in Plano, TX (2026)
7 verified noise ordinances for Plano, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Plano defines daytime as 7 AM-10 PM and nighttime as 10:01 PM-6:59 AM. Commercial/entertainment venues limited to 70 dB daytime and 60 dB nighttime, measured at the complainant's property. Power equipment prohibited outdoors in residential zones 10 PM-7 AM.
Plano Quiet Hours & Nighttime Noise Rules
Light RestrictionsTex. Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct - 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...
Construction Hours
Plano bars nighttime construction, 10:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m., within 500 feet of a residential area or use, and protects daytime construction and landscaping noise only when it runs 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and stays at or under 85 dBA. Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-86(c) and Sec. 14-89(a)(3) set the window; written city, state or emergency approval can extend it.
Plano Construction Noise Hours Rule
Some RestrictionsPlano Code of Ordinances §§ 14-86(c), 14-89(a)(3),(9)
(c)It shall be an offense for a person to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly conduct construction on private property within five hundred (500) feet of a residential area or a residential use during nighttime hours (10:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.)...(3)The noise or vibration is produced by reasonably necessary construction or landscaping and lawn care-related activities on real or personal proper...
Barking Dogs
Plano treats persistent barking as a public nuisance under the Animals chapter of the Code of Ordinances. Complaints are handled through Plano 311 and Animal Services.
Plano Barking Dog Rules
Light RestrictionsTex. Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct - 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
Plano has no blower-specific ban. Gas and electric blowers are legal but subject to the general noise ordinance and the 7 AM to 10 PM residential convention.
Plano Leaf Blower Rules
Few RestrictionsTex. Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct - 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...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
A Plano restaurant may run amplified music or speech on its indoor or outdoor property only until 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and only while the sound stays at or below 70 dBA or 75 dBC at the property perimeter, under Code of Ordinances § 14-89(a)(14).
Plano Restaurant Amplified Music Curfew
Some RestrictionsPlano Code of Ordinances § 14-89(a)(14)
(14)The noise is generated by a restaurant, as defined in Section 1.04 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, that limits the use of amplified sound for the playing of music and amplifying human speech within the restaurant's indoor and outdoor property boundaries to ensure:a.The amplified sound is not produced after 10:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday; andb....
Decibel Limits
Plano caps noise reaching industrial-district property at 75 dB (or 10 dB above background, whichever is lower) between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., falling to 65 dB (or 5 dB above background) from 10:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. Exceeding Table 1 of Code of Ordinances § 14-87 makes the noise a presumed nuisance and a criminal offense under § 14-86.
Plano Industrial Zone Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsPlano Code of Ordinances § 14-87(a)(1)
(a)A noise is presumed to be unreasonable and declared to be a noise nuisance if it meets any of the following criteria:(1)The noise directly or indirectly results in a specific noise level exceeding the maximum applicable noise level in the following table: Table 1: Maximum Specific Noise Levels. Noise-receiving district / Timeframe: Day 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Night 10:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. I...
Vehicle Noise
Plano bans operating any loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment mounted on or in a vehicle on a street, alley, sidewalk, park, or other public property when the sound is clearly audible fifty feet from its source. Plano Police enforce it.
Plano vehicle loudspeaker noise: audible-at-50-feet limit
Some RestrictionsPlano Code of Ordinances § 14-87(3)
Vehicle loudspeaker: Operate or permit to be operated any loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position mounted on or in any vehicle in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, or other public property so that the sound is clearly audible for fifty feet from its source.
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