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Noise Ordinances in Port St. Lucie, FL (2026)

6 verified noise ordinances for Port St. Lucie, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Quiet Hours

Port St. Lucie sets decibel-based nighttime limits under Code of Ordinances Chapter 94: in residential areas the maximum drops to 55 dBA/60 dBC between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and these nighttime limits also apply all day on Sundays and holidays.

Nighttime Noise Limits 11 PM-7 AM (Table I)

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Sec. 94.04 & Table I (Ord. 91-43, passed 7-8-91; Ord. No. 16-08, sec. 3, 2-22-16)

(b) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any location in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth in Table I below for property in the receiving land use category when measured at or beyond the approximate real property line of the receiving property. ... (g) For any sound projected at any time on Sunday or a holiday, the so...

Construction Hours

Section 94.05(n) exempts construction noise between 7:00 a.m. and sundown once a building permit is issued. Work generating noise between sundown and 7:00 a.m. needs a special permit under Section 94.07.

Construction Noise Hours in Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code §§ 94.04, 94.05(j), 94.05(n), 94.07, 94.08, 37.09

(n) Noise resulting from construction activities occurring between 7:00 a.m. and sundown. The exemption shall be effective upon obtaining a building permit and shall pertain to any construction activity directly related to the construction authorized under the permit. A special permit issued pursuant to section 94.07 shall be required for the generation of noise resulting from construction acti...

Barking Dogs

Sec. 92.09 bans keeping an animal outdoors that barks, howls or similar between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or that does so repetitively and habitually for five minutes or more. Indoor animals are covered by a 100-foot plainly audible test.

Barking Dog Rules in Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Sec. 92.09 (Noisy animals prohibited); Sec. 92.99 (Penalty)

It is unlawful for any person to keep, harbor, own or maintain any animal which causes a noise disturbance by barking, yelping, howling, screeching, squawking, chirping, cawing, crowing or whistling between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or barking, yelping, howling, screeching, squawking, chirping, cawing, crowing or whistling for continuous periods of five minutes or more at a time.

Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

Port St. Lucie bans loudspeakers and amplifiers in or next to residential areas from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays when the sound carries across your property line.

Amplified Music and Loudspeaker Curfew in Port St. Lucie

Heavy Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances §§ 94.03, 94.04, 94.06(b)-(c), 94.07, 94.08 (Ord. 91-43; Ord. No. 16-08, 2-22-16); enforcement §§ 37.09, 37.20

(c) Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers. The using or operating of any loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, sound amplifier or other similar device between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays, within or adjacent to residential areas such that the sound there from is plainly audible across the real property line of the source; provi...

Aircraft Noise

Port St. Lucie's noise chapter expressly exempts noise from operating any aircraft, so overflight noise cannot be cited under Chapter 94. Model aircraft and drones are not exempt, and Chapter 91 still limits where aircraft may land.

Aircraft Noise Is Exempt From Port St. Lucie's Noise Code

Few Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances §§ 94.05(d), 94.06(e), 94.08, 91.01; § 37.09

(d) Noise resulting from the operation of any type of aircraft, not including a power model vehicle.

Vehicle Noise

Port St. Lucie bans sounding a vehicle horn continuously for more than 30 seconds and car audio plainly audible 25 feet away. General motor-vehicle noise is exempted to the extent Florida Statutes chapters 316 and 403 specify.

Vehicle Noise Rules in Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances Sec. 94.06(a), (b)(4) and (f); Sec. 94.05(e); Sec. 94.08

(a) Horns, signaling devices. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any motor vehicle on any street or public place in the city continuously and/or incessantly for a period in excess of 30 seconds, except as a danger warning. ... (f) Emergency signaling devices: (1) Except in case of an emergency, the intentional sounding of any alarm between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; (2)...

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Noise Ordinances in St. Lucie County