Noise Ordinances in Coweta County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
Coweta County bars plainly audible noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in residential areas: sound reaching inside a sealed dwelling 100 feet away, or a patio or yard 300 feet away, is unlawful under Code of Ordinances § 42-8(d)-(e), adopted in November 2025 to give the county its own dedicated noise standard.
Coweta County Nighttime Noise Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 42-8(d)-(e)
(d)Noise audible within dwellings. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., to make, cause, or allow any noise from any source within their or its ownership or control that is plainly audible in the interior of any sealed dwelling located 100 feet or more away from the property on which the noise originates.(e)Noise audible upon premises of p...
Construction Hours
Coweta County confines construction and demolition noise, including hammering, sawing, drilling and deliveries, to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends. Work outside those windows is unlawful once it is plainly audible in a nearby dwelling or yard, under Code of Ordinances § 42-8(g)(3).
Coweta County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 42-8(g)(3)
(3)Construction and demolition activity. Construction and demolition activity or deliveries which result in noise plainly audible in a sealed dwelling located 100 feet or more away from the property on which the noise originates or upon the premises of a proximate outdoor recreational area that is located 300 feet or more from where the noise originates shall only be performed between the hours...
Barking Dogs
Coweta County bans animal noise that disturbs anyone off the owner's property. Sec. 10-92 defines unreasonable barking as continuous barking for 30 minutes or intermittent barking for an hour or more. Farm animals on agricultural-zoned land are exempt, and dogs responding to a trespasser are not in violation. Animal Services enforces the rule countywide.
Coweta County Barking Dog & Animal Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 10-92
No owner or keeper of an animal shall allow an animal to annoy or disturb any person not on the premises of the owner or keeper of the animal by unreasonable barking or other noises. For the purpose of this section, unreasonable barking or other noises shall mean barks, bays, cries, howls, or other noises that are continuous or incessant for a period of 30 minutes or are intermittent for a peri...
Leaf Blower Rules
Coweta County restricts leaf blowers and other landscaping power tools to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Running one outside that window is unlawful if the noise is plainly audible inside a sealed dwelling 100 feet away or on a patio or yard 300 feet from the source, under Code of Ordinances § 42-8(g)(2).
Coweta County Leaf Blower Hours
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 42-8(g)(2)
(g)Animal vocalizations and landscaping and construction activities. Instead of the limitations set forth in subsections 4 and 5, the noise limitations set forth in this subsection 7 apply to the following noises audible in residential areas: ... (2)Landscaping. Power tools used for landscaping or yard maintenance which result in noise plainly audible in a sealed dwelling located 100 feet or mo...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Coweta County bars any noise, including music from radios, stereos, and sound amplifiers, that is plainly audible inside a sealed dwelling 100 feet away or on a neighboring porch, deck, or yard 300 feet away between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., under Code of Ordinances Sec. 42-8. The rule covers the whole unincorporated county, lists broad exceptions, and lets the county administrator grant written variances for events that would otherwise violate it.
Coweta County Amplified Sound & Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 42-8
Noise means any sound audible to the human ear. Noise includes but is not limited to: (1)Sound produced by mechanical sound-making devices such as radios, stereos, boom boxes, portable media players, televisions, musical instruments, horns, whistles, bells, chimes or carillons, phonographs, loudspeakers, sound amplifiers, and other machines and devices for the producing, reproducing or amplifyi...
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