Noise Ordinances in Citrus County, FL (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Construction Hours
Unincorporated Citrus County bars construction and demolition equipment noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., even where a building permit has been issued, except for genuine emergency work.
Citrus County Construction Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(6)
(6)Construction and demolition activity. The operation of any equipment used in construction work, building, excavation, grading, pile driving, pneumatic hammering, demolition, dredging, building alteration or repair work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the next day, except for emergency work.
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Citrus County, a dog that howls, barks or whines repeatedly without provocation is a public nuisance animal under Sec. 14-42(d). Animal services can act on an officer's direct observation or on notarized neighbor affidavits, and owners face civil citations enforced by the Sheriff's Office.
Citrus County Barking Dog Nuisance Ordinance
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 14-42(d)
Public nuisance animal shall also mean any dog that makes excessive noises that cause unreasonable annoyance, disturbance or discomfort to the neighbors. This includes but is not limited to continued or repeated howling, barking or whining, without provocation, with the exception of dogs housed at commercial animal establishments. The violation can be witnessed by an officer or documented in at...
Leaf Blower Rules
Power tools and lawn or garden equipment, which covers leaf blowers, can't be run in a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the noise crosses onto a neighbor's property, under the county's portable-equipment noise rule.
Citrus County Leaf Blower and Yard Tool Hours
Light RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(8)
(8)Portable mechanical equipment and power tools. The use or operation of any power tools or portable mechanical equipment, including a power saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar device, used in residential areas between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day so as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers can't broadcast commercial advertising onto public rights-of-way in unincorporated Citrus County, and any amplified device is barred from disturbing a residential neighbor between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., with a school-activity exception.
Citrus County Loudspeaker and Amplifier Rules
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(3)
(3)Loudspeakers and devices for advertising.a.The use, operation, or playing of any loudspeaker system, sound amplifier or other similar device which produces or reproduces sound which is cast or emitted upon public rights-of-way for the purpose of commercial advertising or for attracting the attention of the public to any building, structure, vehicle or activity, which is being carried on ther...
Aircraft Noise
Citrus County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft noise at all. Section 21-28(13) exempts all noises from airport activities, leaving that noise governed instead by federal, state and local aviation law rather than the county's sound-level limits.
Citrus County Exempts Airport Noise From Its Code
Few RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-28(13)
(13)All noises from railway and airport activities in accordance to federal, state and local laws.
Decibel Limits
Unincorporated Citrus County caps property-line noise using a five-district table: residential tops out at 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night, with higher ceilings for commercial, industrial and agricultural land. Exceeding the limit for more than 10% of a 10-minute measurement is a violation.
Citrus County Decibel Limits by Zone
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-22(a), Table I
(a)Noise generated across real property lines. The noise from any activity or from any permissible use of property within the applicable land use district classifications of Citrus County shall be deemed a violation if the total noise level as measured on the A-scale due to both ambient noise, and the alleged source of the offensive noise, exceeds the noise levels which are prescribed in Table ...
Vehicle Noise
Citrus County caps non-emergency vehicle horns and signal devices at 60 seconds, but hands off regulating a vehicle's stereo, muffler or exhaust noise on public roads to Florida Statutes rather than its own decibel table.
Citrus County Vehicle Horn and Engine Noise Rule
Light RestrictionsCitrus County Code §§ 21-26(1), 21-27(a)
(1)Horns and signal devices. The sounding of any horn or audible signaling device of a motor vehicle, engine, machine, or stationary boiler continuously or intermittently for a period in excess of 60 seconds, except as a danger or emergency warning. ... Sec. 21-27. - Regulations on motor vehicles.(a)Motor vehicles operating on public right-of-way. Motor vehicles on a public right-of-way are reg...
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