Noise Ordinances in Greenwood County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina.
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Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Greenwood County restricts noisy business operations at night and construction outside daytime hours. Section 11-3-2(a) bars garages, service stations, factories, stores and similar businesses from creating loud, disturbing noise near homes between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and limits building construction and demolition to 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Greenwood County Nighttime Business Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a)(8), (a)(15)
(8)Building operations. The erection (including excavation), demolition, alteration or repair of any building in a residential or business district other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in cases of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit from the sheriff. ... (15)Business noises at night near residences. The operation ...
Construction Hours
Greenwood County limits building erection, excavation, demolition, alteration, and repair work in residential or business districts to between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. Work outside those hours needs both an urgent-necessity public-safety justification and a sheriff's permit.
Greenwood County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a)(8)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any persons to make, continue, or cause to be continued, any loud, excessive, unnecessary, or disturbing noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the unincorporated area of the county, except with the permit of the sheriff. ... (8)Building operations. The erec...
Barking Dogs
Greenwood County's noise ordinance makes it a violation to keep any animal or bird that causes frequent or long-continued noise disturbing a neighbor's comfort or repose. The rule sits inside the general noise code and carries fines up to $200 for unincorporated county residents.
Greenwood County Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a)(3)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any persons to make, continue, or cause to be continued, any loud, excessive, unnecessary, or disturbing noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the unincorporated area of the county, except with the permit of the sheriff. ( ... 3)Pets. ... The keeping of any...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Greenwood County requires a sheriff's permit before anyone uses a mechanical loudspeaker or amplifier mounted on a truck or other vehicle for advertising or similar purposes in the unincorporated county. Using amplified sound from a vehicle without that permit violates the county's general noise ordinance.
Greenwood County Vehicle Loudspeaker Permit Rule
Significant RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a)(14)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any persons to make, continue, or cause to be continued, any loud, excessive, unnecessary, or disturbing noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the unincorporated area of the county, except with the permit of the sheriff. ... (14)Loudspeakers or amplifiers o...
Decibel Limits
Unincorporated Greenwood County bans loud, excessive or disturbing noise without a sheriff's permit. Rather than a decibel meter, the county uses a distance test: any sound covered by Section 11-3-2(a) that is plainly audible 50 feet from its source counts as unlawful noise. Violators face up to a $200.00 fine or 30 days in jail, with each day a separate offense.
Greenwood County Noise Standard: Audible at 50 Feet
Some RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a), (b), (f)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any persons to make, continue, or cause to be continued, any loud, excessive, unnecessary, or disturbing noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the unincorporated area of the county, except with the permit of the sheriff. ... (b)A loud, excessive, unnecessar...
Vehicle Noise
Unincorporated Greenwood County regulates vehicle noise under its general noise ordinance. Section 11-3-2(a) bars unnecessary horn blowing, requires every motor vehicle's exhaust to run through a working muffler, and prohibits operating a car or motorcycle so out of repair that it grates, grinds, rattles or otherwise creates disturbing noise.
Greenwood County Vehicle Horn, Muffler Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsGreenwood County Code § 11-3-2(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(6)
(1)Blowing horns. The sounding or blowing of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, motor bus or other vehicle, except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control, or if in motion only as a danger signal; the creation by means of any signal device of any loud or harsh noise and the sounding of such device for any unnecessary period of time. ....
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