Noise Ordinances in Fulton County, GA (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Fulton County has no fixed quiet hours. Instead, County Code § 46-137 bans any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise, and any noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others. A guilty finding carries up to one month in a county work camp, a fine of up to $500.00, or both.
Fulton County Noise Disturbance Standard
Some RestrictionsFulton County Code §46-137
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others in the county. Upon finding of guilt for the violation of this section, the offender shall be subject to imprisonment in a county work camp for a ...
Construction Hours
Unincorporated Fulton County limits loud construction equipment near occupied homes to set daytime hours on weekdays and Saturdays, bars it on Sundays and holidays, and requires written county approval to vary the schedule.
Fulton County Construction Noise Hours Limit
Some RestrictionsFulton County Code § 46-137(10)
Construction of any type, including, but not limited to, 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, stream or electric hoist, automatic nailers or staplers, or any similar equipment attended by loud or unusual noise at or within 1,000 feet of an occupied residence b...
Barking Dogs
A barking dog or noisy bird can be a code violation in unincorporated Fulton County: Code § 46-137(b)(5) declares 'the keeping of any animal or bird which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity' to be an unlawful noise, enforced as part of the county's general noise ordinance.
Fulton County Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsFulton County Code § 46-137(a), (b)(5)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others in the county.(b)The following acts are declared to be loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noises in violation of this section, but this enumerat...
Leaf Blower Rules
Fulton County's noise ordinance requires any noise-creating blower or power fan in unincorporated areas to be muffled so its engine noise is deadened, with no separate hours limit.
Fulton County Leaf Blower Muffling Rule
Light RestrictionsFulton County Code § 46-137(b)(15)
(15)Blowers. The operation of any noise-creating blower or power fan or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless the noise from the blower or fan is muffled and the engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to deaden the noise.(16)Sound tracks. The use of mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers on truck...
Aircraft Noise
In unincorporated Fulton County, new residential and special-use development within five miles of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport must meet the county's Site Acceptability Noise Standards under Zoning Resolution § 4.15. Sites above 75 dBA day-night average are barred from residential use outright, and no dwelling may be occupied above a 50 dBA interior sound level.
Fulton County Airport-Area Noise Zoning Rule
Some RestrictionsFulton County Zoning Resolution § 4.15 (Noise)
4.15. - Noise. The Fulton County Site Acceptability Noise Standards shall apply to all new proposed residential and special uses described herein. (Added 04/05/06) ... Acceptable | Not exceeding 65 dBA | 1. Noise Study Report per Article 28.4.6. No Restrictions. Normally Unacceptable | Above 65 dBA but not exceeding 75 dBA | 1. Noise Study Report per Article 28.4.6. 2. Sound Attenuation Plan. U...
Decibel Limits
New homes within 5 miles of Hartsfield-Jackson must meet Fulton County's Site Acceptability Noise Standards: development is acceptable up to 65 dBA, needs a sound attenuation plan from 65 to 75 dBA, is prohibited above 75 dBA, and no dwelling may be occupied with an interior level of 50 dBA or higher.
Fulton County Airport-Area Noise Standard
Some RestrictionsFulton County Zoning Resolution § 4.15
1.New residential development proposed within 5 miles of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport boundary shall be in compliance with the Fulton County Site Acceptability Noise Standards.2.No residential dwelling shall be occupied if the interior day-night average sound level is 50 dBA or higher.3.Any existing legal residential lot of record that does not change use or zoning classificatio...
Vehicle Noise
In unincorporated Fulton County, sounding a vehicle horn or signaling device for anything other than a danger warning, or making it unreasonably loud, is a prohibited noise violation.
Fulton County Vehicle Horn Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsFulton County Code § 46-137(b)(1)
(1)Horns, signaling devices. The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on any street or public place in the county except as a danger warning; the creation of any unreasonable loud or harsh sound by means of any signaling device and the sounding of any device for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; the use of any signaling device ex...
Noise Ordinances by City in Fulton County
3 cities in Fulton County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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