Noise Ordinances in Dougherty County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Dougherty County, Georgia.
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Construction Hours
Construction and repair work that produces loud or unusual noise, including pile drivers, jackhammers, and hoists, is barred in unincorporated Dougherty County outside 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under the county's Noise Ordinance. Ordinary daytime construction activity is separately exempt from the general daytime decibel standard.
Dougherty County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code § 2-8-47(4)
(4)Construction or repair of buildings. The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building, as well as the operation of any pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or any other similar equipment, attended by loud or unusual noise, other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. is prohibited. ... Exemptions. The ...
Barking Dogs
Dougherty County's animal control chapter bans letting a dog or other animal 'annoy or disturb' a neighbor with unreasonable barking. Sec. 2-3.5-28 defines unreasonable noise as continuous barking for 30 minutes straight or intermittent barking spread over a full hour, with exceptions for animals responding to a trespass and for legitimate farm livestock or poultry.
Barking Dog Nuisance Rules in Dougherty County
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code § 2-3.5-28
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 occurs intermittently, mean...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
In unincorporated Dougherty County, running a radio, stereo, musical instrument, or loudspeaker loud enough to disturb neighbors is unlawful under the county's 2025 Noise Ordinance. Playing amplified sound so it is audible fifty feet away between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is automatic evidence of a violation.
Dougherty County Amplified Sound Limits
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code § 2-8-47(1)
(1)Radios, phonographs, cassette and compact disc players, musical instruments. The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated, of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in a manner as to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants or at any time with louder volume th...
Decibel Limits
Unincorporated Dougherty County caps noise entering a residential district at fifty-five dB(A) at night and sixty dB(A) during the day, or ten dB(A) above ambient, whichever is higher. These numeric ceilings, added by the county's 2025 Noise Ordinance, control whenever they conflict with the article's general nuisance language.
Dougherty County Residential Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code § 2-8-47(9)
(9)Maximum sound levels in residential district. For purposes of this subsection, the limits below apply only to noise originating from and entering onto a residential district.a.Nighttime. Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, no person shall permit, operate or cause any source of sound to create a sound level in a residential district or within any residential buildin...
Vehicle Noise
Operating a car, truck, motorcycle, ATV, motor-driven cycle, or moped in a way that creates excessive noise is unlawful in unincorporated Dougherty County, including repeatedly riding a loud vehicle past the same house to annoy residents. The rule sits inside the county's 2025 Noise Ordinance alongside the numeric decibel limits.
Dougherty County Vehicle & Motorcycle Noise
Some RestrictionsDougherty County Code § 2-8-47(8)
(8)Operation of motor vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, motor driven cycles and mopeds. The operation of motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, cars, trucks, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, motor driven cycles, and mopeds, in a manner that creates excessive noise, including the continuous riding of any such vehicle past, around or near an inhabited dwelling place, so as to...
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