Noise Ordinances in Aiken County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Aiken County, South Carolina.
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Construction Hours
Aiken County bars pile drivers, power shovels, pneumatic hammers, derricks, hoists and similar loud construction equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Code § 15-22(10)(g). Running that equipment inside the barred hours is itself a declared noise nuisance, enforceable the same way as any other Chapter 15 violation.
Aiken County Construction Noise Hour Limits
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 15-22(10)(g)
g. The operation within the county between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any pile driver, power shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick or hoist, or other appliance, the use of which is attended by loud or disturbing noises.
Barking Dogs
Aiken County Code § 15-22(10)(b) makes habitual barking, howling, yelping, crying, crowing or singing by a dog, other animal or bird that disturbs the neighborhood a declared noise nuisance. Residents may complain directly to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, and a habitual violator faces an escalating criminal fine under the chapter's penalty section.
Aiken County's Barking Dog Nuisance Law
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 15-22(10)(b)
The following acts, whether on or within public or private property, and the causing or permitting thereof, are hereby specifically declared to be unreasonably loud and disturbing noises in violation of this section: ... b. The harboring or keeping of a dog or other animal or bird that by loud and frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping, crying, crowing, cackling, or singing shall cause ...
Leaf Blower Rules
Aiken County requires any noise-creating blower or power fan to be muffled under Code § 15-22(10)(h), and exempts routine lawn and yard maintenance noise only between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. under § 15-22(14)(viii). Running an unmuffled blower, or running one outside those hours, is a declared noise nuisance.
Aiken County Leaf Blower Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances §§ 15-22(10)(h), 15-22(14)(viii)
h. The operation within the county of any noise-creating blower or power fan, the operation of which causes loud or disturbing noise, unless such blower or fan is muffled to deaden such noise. ... viii. Sound as the result of normal or routine lawn/yard maintenance and landscaping between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Aiken County bans amplified music, loudspeakers, and sound equipment played loudly enough to disturb others' peace, whether inside a building or outdoors, treating it as a public nuisance under Code Section 15-22(10)(a) and (j), enforceable by the sheriff on a single resident's complaint.
Aiken County Amplified Sound Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 15-22(10)
(10)Any unreasonably loud or disturbing noise that causes material, physical or mental discomfort or injury to persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity thereof is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. ... a.The playing or permitting the playing at any time of any radio, tape recorder, phonograph, portable television set, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, amplified o...
Decibel Limits
Aiken County caps how loud a conditionally permitted manufacturing, commercial or other nonresidential use can be at its lot line: Sec. 24-3.3(3) sets maximum sound-pressure levels by frequency band, with tighter limits facing residential property than facing other nonresidential land.
Aiken County Industrial Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 24-3.3(3)
(3) Noise. All noise shall be muffled so as not to be objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness. In no event shall the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from a facility exceed at the lot line the following values in any octave band or frequency. Sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound meter and an octave band analyzer that conform to specific...
Vehicle Noise
Aiken County Code § 15-22(10)(c)-(e) bans unnecessary horn honking, unmuffled engine or exhaust noise, and vehicles so out of repair or loaded that they rattle or grind loudly on any street or public or private place. Each is a declared noise nuisance enforceable under Chapter 15's misdemeanor penalties.
Aiken County Vehicle Noise Ordinance
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances § 15-22(10)(c)-(e)
c.The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on any street or public or private place of the county for an unnecessary or unreasonable period of time, or with such volume as to create any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; provided that the prohibitions of this subsection shall not apply to the sounding of any horn or signaling device when used a...
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