Noise Ordinances in Cumberland County, NC (2026)

Fayetteville City Code Sec. 17-11(17)

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the creation of any unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise in the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following morning within 100 yards of a dwelling unit, house, trailer or other building ordinarily occupied by another person...is prohibited.

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-25(6)

(6)Construction and demolition. Operating or causing the operation of any tools used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, or demolition work between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends or holidays in or within 50 yards of any residential area or noise sensitive zone, except for emergency work by public service utilities or b...

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-29

(a)It shall be unlawful for anyone to permit any dog or dogs which he or she owns, possesses or which may be a dog or dogs over which he or she has the authority to exercise control to bark, bay, cry, howl, or make any other noise continuously and/or excessively for a period of ten minutes or more, or who barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise intermittently for one-half hour or mor...

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-25(11)

(11)Domestic power tools. Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, or 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays, unless such equipment is operated inside a building or other structure so that the sound therefrom does not travel across any residential real prope...

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-25(1)-(2)

(1)Radios, television sets, musical instruments and similar devices. Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any drum, musical instrument, television, tape recorder, cassette player or other machine or device for reproducing sound.a.Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to create excessive and unnecessary noise across a residential real property...

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-26(8); Sec. 9.5-30.2(5)

(8)All noises coming from the normal operations of aircraft (not including scale model aircraft) and all noises emanating from the Fayetteville Municipal Airport property within the NEF (Noise Exposure Forecast) zones as established by a survey dated April, 1977, and maintained in the office of the airport manager. [Sec. 9.5-30.2(5)] All noises coming from the normal operations of properly equi...

Fayetteville City Code Sec. 17-10, Table 1

No person shall operate or cause to be operated by any source of sound: From any occupancy in such a manner as to create a sound level audible, at a distance from the boundary of the property, greater than the limits set forth in Table 1 below; or Which exceeds the limits set forth for the use occupancy category in Table 1 below for more than five minutes, to be measured at or beyond the proper...

Cumberland County Code Sec. 9.5-28(a),(c)

No person shall drive or move or cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles at any time in such a manner as to exceed the following noise limits for the category of motor vehicle shown below. Noise shall be measured at a distance of at least 25 feet (seven and one-half meters) from the near side of the nearest lane(s) being monitored and at a heig...