Noise Ordinances in Glynn County, GA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Glynn County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
Glynn County tightens its noise limit overnight. Mechanical sound-making devices that can be plainly audible up to 300 feet away are allowed between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., but from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. that same noise cannot be plainly audible 100 feet or more from its source.
Nighttime Noise Curfew in Glynn County
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-9-53(a),(b)
(a)Restrictions of 300 feet for 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m.1.Mechanical sound-making devices. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to play, use, operate, or permit to be played, used, or operated any mechanical sound-making device at such a volume and in such a manner so as to create, or cause to be created, any noises or sounds which are plainly audible at a distance of 300 feet or ...
Construction Hours
Glynn County bars construction noise from crossing a residential property line overnight and caps how far it can carry the rest of the day. Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. it cannot be plainly audible at all across a residential boundary; outside those hours it still cannot travel more than 300 feet into a residential district.
Permitted Construction Hours in Glynn County
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-9-55(a)
(a)Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., construction noise of any type, including, but not limited to, noise caused by the erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building, as well as the operation of any earth-moving equipment, crane, saw, drill, pile driver, steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, hoist, or any similar equipment, shall not be plainly audibl...
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Glynn County it is unlawful to own or harbor a dog or other animal whose barking, howling, crying or yelping is unreasonably loud and disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. The county defines a violating "barking dog" by duration, not just loudness.
Barking Dog Nuisance Rules in Glynn County
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-9-56
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess or harbor a barking dog, or any animal or fowl which howls, barks, growls, cries, yelps, whines or emits audible sounds that are unreasonably loud or disturbing and which are of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. For the purposes of this Section, "barking dog" shall mean a dog that bar...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Amplified and mechanical sound equipment audible more than 1,000 feet away between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. requires written permission from the Glynn County Police Chief, who weighs volume, timing and nearby sensitive uses before granting it for events like concerts and festivals.
Amplified Sound Permit Rules in Glynn County
Significant RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-9-54(a)
(a)Mechanical Sound-making Devices Permit. Notwithstanding the provisions of this ordinance concerning mechanical sound-making devices, the Chief of Police has the discretion to grant written permission authorizing the use of mechanical sound-making devices at such a volume and in such a manner so as to create, or cause to be created, noises or sounds which are plainly audible at a distance of ...
Aircraft Noise
Glynn County restricts where aircraft engines can be run up at its airports. Engines may only be started and tested in locations the Executive Director approves, and warm-up or testing is barred whenever hangars, buildings, people, equipment or other aircraft sit in the propeller or jet exhaust path.
Aircraft Engine Noise at Glynn County Airports
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code § 2-8-70
Aircraft engines will be run up only in places approved for such purposes by the Executive Director. At no time will aircraft with engines running or engines being tested be left unattended by any person. At no time shall engines be warmed up or operated when hangars, shops, offices, buildings, persons, equipment, passengers or aircraft landing, parked or taking off are in the path of the prope...
Vehicle Noise
Glynn County's own noise ordinance defers car-stereo volume to state law: O.C.G.A. § 40-6-14 bars an in-vehicle sound system from being plainly audible 100 feet away. Separately, county code bars repairing, rebuilding or testing any motor vehicle, motorcycle or motorboat so loudly that the noise crosses a residential property line.
Vehicle Stereo and Repair Noise in Glynn County
Some RestrictionsGlynn County Code §§ 2-9-52(11), 2-9-53(d)(4)
(11)Sound volumes produced by radio, tape player, or other mechanical sound-making device or instrument from within a motor vehicle on a street or highway, which sound is controlled by the O.C.G.A. § 40-6-14. O.C.G.A. § 40-6-14 makes it unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on a street or highway to operate or amplify the sound produced by a mechanical sound-making devi...
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