Noise from Specific Sources in Citrus County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
HVAC & Mechanical Noise
Unincorporated Citrus County exempts air conditioners and other fixed mechanical equipment from its noise ordinance as long as they run to the manufacturer's specifications with mufflers and noise-reducing equipment intact. A unit only becomes a violation once it causes excessive and unnecessary noise beyond that normal operation.
Citrus County Rule on Noisy AC and Compressor Units
Light RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(7); exemption at § 21-28(5)
(7)Fixed mechanical equipment. The use or operation of any noise-creating air conditioner, heater, compressor unit, power fan or blower, fixed electrical motor or engine which causes excessive and unnecessary noise, unless such mechanical equipment is functioning in accord with the manufacturers' specifications and with all manufacturers' mufflers and noise reducing equipment in proper operatin...
Car Alarm Limits
A car or truck alarm can't sound unnecessarily or run past 15 minutes in unincorporated Citrus County; the county treats a prolonged or false vehicular alarm as a specific noise violation separate from its general decibel table.
Citrus County Vehicle Alarm Noise Rule
Light RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(12)
(12)Fixed building or vehicular alarms. Except as permitted by subsection 21-26(11) or exempted by subsections 21-29(a) and (b), the use of fixed building or vehicular alarms unnecessarily or for an unreasonable period of time. Specifically, when sounded for false alarms or sounded for a period in excess of 15 minutes.
Delivery Truck Noise
In unincorporated Citrus County, loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, containers or building materials between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a noise-ordinance violation if it causes a disturbance across a residential property line. The Code Compliance Division and Sheriff's Office enforce the rule, and a citation can carry up to a $500 civil penalty.
Citrus County Curbs Nighttime Delivery Noise
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-26(5)
(5)Loading and unloading. The loading, unloading, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, or similar objects 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.
Low-Frequency Bass Limits
Unincorporated Citrus County lets a code compliance officer or deputy cite rhythmic, reverberating bass noise as a violation without identifying the song or words: audibility to the ordinary ear from 25 feet away is enough proof under the county's noise measurement standard.
Citrus County Bass Noise Plainly-Audible Rule
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 21-25(g)(3)
(g)In determining whether a sound is plainly audible, an enforcement agent is entitled to measure the sound according to the following standards:(1)The primary means of detection shall be by means of the enforcement agent's ordinary auditory senses, so long as the agent's hearing is not enhanced by any mechanical device, such as a microphone or hearing aid.(2)The enforcement agent must have a d...
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