Noise Ordinances in Victoria, TX (2026)
5 verified noise ordinances for Victoria, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Victoria caps outdoor sound from speakers and live music at 50 decibels on residential property overnight, down from 60 decibels during the day, under a rule enforced through municipal court.
Victoria Nighttime Noise Limit Drops After 10 PM
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 10-22(A)(1)
1.Residential property: a)Sixty (60) dB(A) after 7:00 a.m. and before 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, or after 7:00 a.m. on a Friday or Saturday and before 12:00 a.m. on the following morning. b)Fifty (50) dB(A) after 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, and before 7:00 a.m. on the following morning or after 12:00 a.m. and before 7:00...
Barking Dogs
Victoria's leash law makes it illegal for an owner to let a dog bark, whine or howl long enough or loud enough to disturb neighbors' peace and quiet.
Victoria Bans Chronic Dog Barking
Some RestrictionsVictoria, TX Code of Ordinances § 4-30(d)
It shall be unlawful for an owner of an animal to fail to exercise control over such animal to prevent it from barking, whining or howling in such a manner, with such intensity, or with such continued duration, so as to annoy, distress or disturb the quiet comfort or repose of persons of normal nervous sensibilities within the vicinity of hearing thereof.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Victoria limits amplified music and sound equipment to 60 dB(A) by day and 50 dB(A) overnight on residential property, measured where the sound is received.
Victoria caps outdoor amplified music by decibel
Some RestrictionsVictoria City Code § 10-22
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, permit or allow an electronic sound amplifying device or a musical or entertainment group to produce a sound that is discernible beyond the property lines of the property on which the sound is being produced that... exceeds the applicable dB(A) level listed below... Residential property: Sixty (60) dB(A) after 7:00 a.m. and before 10:00 p.m... Fif...
Decibel Limits
Victoria bans noisy oil-and-gas drilling tasks like pipe hammering and racking between 9:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and requires exhaust mufflers on drilling engines citywide.
Victoria Curbs Nighttime Drilling Noise
Some RestrictionsVictoria, TX Code of Ordinances § 16-34
The only activity permitted between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. will be "on bottom" drilling with single joint connections. During such "on bottom" drilling it shall not be permissible to conduct any of the following during the hours of 9:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: (1)Hammering on pipe; (2)Racking of pipe;
Vehicle Noise
Victoria makes it a misdemeanor to run a car stereo or sound system audible 50 feet away, on any street, lot, or driveway, public or private.
Victoria Bans Loud Vehicle Stereos
Some RestrictionsVictoria City Code § 10-22.1
It shall be unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street, highway, alley, parking lot, driveway, whether public or private property, to operate or permit the operation of any sound amplifying device from within the vehicle so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 or more feet from the vehicle.