Noise Ordinances in Collier County, FL (2026)
8 rules for unincorporated Collier County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Collier's residential sound limit drops from 60 dB(A) daytime to 55 dB(A) overnight under Table I of the county noise ordinance, with the curfew running from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., enforced with escalating fines up to $500 per violation.
Nighttime Noise Curfew in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-92(b)(1), Table I
No person shall operate, or cause or suffer to be operated any source of sound from any use occupancy in such a manner as to create a Sound Level, after applicable character of sound adjustments, if any, which exceeds the limits set forth for the use occupancy category in Table I. ... Residential 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 60 72 After 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 55 67
Construction Hours
Site preparation and construction activity in unincorporated Collier County is confined to 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under Sec. 54-92(f)(2)a of the county noise ordinance. Sundays and six named holidays are off-limits entirely. Contractors needing to work outside those hours because of a genuine emergency must apply in writing to the County Manager for a time-limited Emergency Construction Permit.
Construction Noise Hours in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-92(f)(2)a, (f)(3)
Any construction activities and site preparation activities including but not limited to land clearing and grading, excavation and vegetation removal, authorized or permitted pursuant to the provisions of this Code shall occur only during the following hours: 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No construction activity or site preparation activity is permitted on Sundays or on the ...
Barking Dogs
Collier County's noise ordinance lets a Sheriff's deputy or Domestic Animal Services officer cite a barking dog as a violation just by listening, without sound-meter testing, whenever the noise is clearly unreasonably loud or a nuisance at a residential site under Sec. 54-93(D)(1). Fines start at $100.00 and climb with repeat offenses.
Barking Dog Noise Rules in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-93(D)(1)
A.This Section, which shall be narrowly construed, applies notwithstanding other provisions in this Ordinance relating to Sound measured by Sound Level Meters.B.This Section applies only to noise affected sites classified as residential use in Section Six.C.Taking into account the time of day, day of the week, and the unmeasured Ambient Noise at the noise affected site, the following Noises are...
Leaf Blower Rules
Collier County has no leaf-blower ban. Lawn care and domestic power tools, including blowers, are expressly exempt from the noise limits when used between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in unincorporated areas.
Collier County Leaf Blower Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-87(L)
Operation of Equipment or conduct of activities normal to residential or agricultural communities such as lawn care, soil cultivation, domestic power tools, lawn mowers, maintenance of trees, hedges, gardens, refuse collection, agricultural equipment, saws and tractors, street sweepers, mosquito fogging, tree trimming and limb chipping and other normal community operations, between the hours of...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Outdoor music in Collier County must stay within Table I limits (residential 60 dB(A) day / 55 night; commercial 65 / 60). Loudspeakers over public property need an annual permit and may run only Monday-Saturday during daylight hours.
Collier County Outdoor Music Rules
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-94
Loudspeakers or public address systems used to produce sound signals from any source may not be operated on or over public property and public right-of-way, unless an annual permit has been issued by the County Manager or designee... Such systems may be used Monday through Saturday during daylight hours only.
Aircraft Noise
Normal aircraft operations and airport activity in Collier County are fully exempt from the noise ordinance's decibel limits, including mosquito-fogging flights, but scale model aircraft are not covered and remain subject to the general Table I limits and penalties.
Aircraft Noise Exemption in Collier County
Few RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-87(I)
The following uses and activities shall be permitted under this Ordinance and are exempt from the Sound Level limits set forth in subsection 6.B: ... I.All Noise coming from the normal operations of aircraft (not including scale model aircraft), including Noise from mosquito fogging aircraft, and from the normal operations of airports within the County.
Decibel Limits
Collier County's Table I caps sound by use: residential 60 dB(A) day / 55 night; commercial or tourist 65 / 60; manufacturing, industrial, and agricultural 75 dB(A) at all times. A sound must also exceed the ambient level by 5 dB to violate.
Collier County Noise Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-92(b)(1)
No Sound tested by a Sound Level Meter shall be deemed to be in violation of this Ordinance unless the offending Sound exceeds the Sound Level limits in Table I, and also exceeds the then existing Ambient Sound Level by at least five (5) dB(A) or five (5) dB(C), at the sound-affected site or unit.
Vehicle Noise
Loud or modified vehicle exhausts, engines and other vehicle-related noise are enforceable in unincorporated Collier County under Sec. 54-93(D)(2) without needing a decibel meter reading. An officer and a complainant simply have to agree the sound is unreasonably loud, raucous, jarring or a nuisance at a residential site. The Sheriff's Office, not Code Enforcement, handles on-road vehicle noise complaints.
Vehicle Noise Rules in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 54-93(C), (D)(2)
(1)Unreasonably loud, raucous or jarring: (is clearly annoying or clearly disturbing to any individual of normal sensibilities at such site); or(2)A nuisance: (without reasonable justification is unreasonably interfering with the peace and quiet of any individual of normal sensibilities at such site). ... (2)Vehicle (including motor vehicle) including the total volume of noise from the vehicle ...
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