Noise from Specific Sources in Franklin County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Franklin County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Franklin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Generator Noise
Franklin County's Noise Ordinance exempts emergency generator noise from enforcement: section 14-59(7) excuses emergency work needed to restore property after a fire, accident or natural disaster, restore utilities, or protect people or property from imminent danger, expressly naming the use of emergency power generators. Outside those emergency circumstances, ordinary generator noise remains subject to the general loud and disturbing noise standard of section 14-58(a).
Franklin County Generator Noise Exemption
Light RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 14-59(7)
(7)Emergency work. Emergency work necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a fire, accident or natural disaster, or to restore public utilities, or to protect persons or property from imminent danger, including use of emergency power generators.
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