Noise Ordinances in Anderson County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Anderson County, South Carolina.
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Quiet Hours
Anderson County bans loudspeakers, sound amplifiers and similar sound systems 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 in or near residential and noise-sensitive areas. The sheriff's office enforces the curfew as a noise violation.
Anderson County Sound System Curfew
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 26-127(3)
The using or operating of any loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, sound amplifier or other similar device (collectively, "sound systems") 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 or noise-sensitive areas such that the sound therefrom is plainly audible across the real property line of the so...
Construction Hours
Anderson County Code § 24-169(f) exempts construction noise from the county's noise performance standards between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., covering site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, alteration and equipment testing; outside that window, construction noise falls back under the standard decibel limits in Table 1.
Anderson County Construction Noise Hours Exemption
Light RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 24-169(f)
(f)Noises from construction activities between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. shall be exempt from the provisions of this division. Construction activity means any site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, alteration, or similar activity and any associated equipment testing.
Barking Dogs
Anderson County defines a "barking dog" as one that barks, bays, cries or howls continuously for ten minutes, or intermittently for a half hour or more, to the disturbance of any person, at any time of day or night. The rule does not apply if a trespasser was on the property provoking the dog.
Barking Dog Nuisance Rule, Anderson County SC
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 26-127(5)
Animals. The owning, possessing or harboring of any animal which frequently, or for continued duration, howls, barks, meows, squawks or makes other sounds which create excessive and unnecessary noise across a residential or commercial real property line or within a noise-sensitive area. For the purpose of this article, the term "barking dog" shall mean a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls or ma...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Anderson County bans loudspeakers, sound amplifiers and PA systems from being plainly audible across a property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays, near residential or noise-sensitive areas. Businesses using outdoor sound systems must keep the noise contained to their own property at all hours.
Loudspeaker & Sound System Curfew, Anderson Co.
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 26-127(3)
Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers. The using or operating of any loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, sound amplifier or other similar device (collectively, "sound systems") 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 or noise-sensitive areas such that the sound therefrom is plainly audible acro...
Decibel Limits
Anderson County Code § 24-169 caps continuous sound at a facility or property line using A-weighted decibel limits that shift by land use and time of day: 74 dBA daytime and 69 dBA nighttime at a nonresidential lot line, dropping to 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA nighttime at a residential lot line.
Anderson County Noise Decibel Limits By Zone
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 24-169
(a)Continuous sound levels (i.e., sound levels that remain essentially constant during the period of observation or measurement) from a facility or property shall not exceed the maximum limits established in Table 1, as measured at the specified locations. Table 1: At a nonresidential lot line, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 74 dBA; 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., 69 dBA. At a residential lot line, 7:00 a.m...
Vehicle Noise
Anderson County bans playing a car radio, boom box or similar device loud enough to be plainly audible 50 feet away or inside another residence, and treats a vehicle's muffler condition and horn use as factors in any noise citation. The rule applies countywide in the unincorporated area and is enforced by the sheriff's office.
Vehicle Stereo Noise Limit, Anderson County
Some RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 26-127(2)
Radios, televisions, musical instruments and similar devices...b.The operating or playing of any radio/boom box, television, phonograph, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound in a motor vehicle or public area or area with public access or in public use, in a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet or inside any residence other than the sound so...
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