Noise Ordinances in Florence County, SC (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Florence County, South Carolina.
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Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Florence County, Code § 6-2(p) makes it illegal for a dog's voice or barking to be projected into a neighbor's home when the resident finds it intolerable. The owner must document at least five separate episodes within a seven-day span before Environmental Services can act, and fines escalate on repeat violations.
Florence County Bars Intolerable Dog Noise
Some RestrictionsFlorence County Code § 6-2(p)
(p)It shall be illegal for anyone to allow their dog's voice or any other sound produced by their dog, to be projected into a human habituated structure where the owner or lawful tenant inside that structure finds that sound to be intolerable. Noises must be documented in at least five separate episodes in a sequential seven-day period. A first offense violation of this section shall be subject...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Playing a radio, stereo, TV or other sound-amplifying device loud enough to annoy or disturb people in a nearby home is a misdemeanor in unincorporated Florence County under Sec. 18-1(b)(3), punishable by up to a $200.00 fine or 15 days in jail.
Amplified Sound Rule in Florence County
Some RestrictionsFlorence County Code § 18-1(b)(3), (f)
(3)Sound amplifying devices. The playing of any radio, record player, tape recorder, television, musical instrument or sound-producing or sound-amplifying device in such manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, repose or comfort of any person in any dwelling, hotel or other residence is hereby prohibited. ... (f)Penalty. Any individual violating this section shall be guilty ...
Aircraft Noise
In unincorporated Florence County's Airport Compatibility District, residential dwellings and public-serving buildings allowed within the approach zone of a precision-instrument runway must be built to cut outdoor-to-indoor noise by at least 30 decibels under County Code § 30-69, though normal construction is assumed to already reach 20 db, leaving 10 db of extra insulation to add.
Florence County Airport Noise Insulation Rule
Some RestrictionsFlorence County Code § 30-69
Sec. 30-69. - Noise restrictions. Noise restrictions shall apply within the approach zone of a precision instrument runway only. Private airports and all runways designed for other than precision instrument landings shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Where permitted within the approach zone of an airport district, residential dwellings and portions of buildings where the publi...
Decibel Limits
Florence County's zoning ordinance sets two specific decibel ceilings rather than a blanket residential noise standard: ground-mounted solar farms cannot exceed 50 dBA at the property line under Sec. 30-114.2(4), and mining or extraction operations over five acres cannot exceed 65 decibels at the property line under Sec. 30-117(4)g. No other zoning section in unincorporated Florence County sets a numeric decibel limit.
Solar Farm and Mine Noise Limits, Florence County
Some RestrictionsFlorence County Code §§ 30-114.2(4), 30-117(4)g
Noise levels shall not exceed 50 decibels (dba) from the property line. ... g.Noise. Maximum noise at the property line shall not exceed 65 decibels measured at the property line.
Vehicle Noise
A car so out of repair or overloaded that its tires grate, grind or screech is banned under Sec. 18-1(b)(4), and Sec. 18-1(b)(11) separately makes it unlawful to repair or work on vehicles within 500 feet of a home if the work causes loud, disturbing noise.
Vehicle Noise Ban in Florence County
Some RestrictionsFlorence County Code § 18-1(b)(4), (b)(11)
(4)Use of vehicles. The use of any motor vehicle so out of repair, so loaded or so operated in such a manner to create loud, unnecessary grating, grinding, rattling or screeching of tires or other noise is hereby prohibited. ... (11)Vehicle maintenance or repair. The conducting, operation or maintaining any operation to repair, improve or enhance motorized vehicles within 500 feet of a resident...
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