Noise Ordinances in Gwinnett County, GA (2026)
8 rules for unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
Gwinnett County's residual quiet-hours rule bars sound plainly audible 300 feet or more from a home between 8:00/11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., dropping to a 50-foot limit overnight, under Sec. 38-48, but only for noise not already covered by the article's specific categories.
Gwinnett County Nighttime Noise Curfew
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-48
No person shall operate or cause to be operated a source of sound in a manner so as to create a sound that is plainly audible to a person on the property of a receiving land use and that violates the time or distance requirements set forth in the following table. The sounds regulated in the preceding section are not subject to the restrictions of this section. The purpose of this table is to re...
Construction Hours
Weekday construction noise in unincorporated Gwinnett County has to stay quiet outside 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday work is limited to 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and it's banned entirely on Sundays and six federal holidays, under Sec. 38-47(6), with a permit path for genuine scheduling emergencies.
Gwinnett County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-47(6)a-c
(6)Construction noise.a.It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any construction noise in such a manner so as to be plainly audible at a distance of 300 feet or more beyond the boundary of the property from which the noise emanates between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. o...
Barking Dogs
Unincorporated Gwinnett County bans letting a dog or other animal vocalize continuously for more than 15 minutes, or intermittently for more than 30 minutes, if neighbors off the property can plainly hear it.
Gwinnett County Barking Dog Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 10-7(b)
It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner or an individual in possession of the property upon which the animal or animals are located at the time of the offense to allow the animal or animals to make any vocalizations which are plainly audible to a person of ordinary hearing ability not located on the same property as the animal or animals making such vocalizations for more than 15 m...
Leaf Blower Rules
Gwinnett County bars leaf blowers, mowers, weed eaters, and other motorized landscape equipment inside a residential area or within 300 feet of one between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., every day of the week, under Sec. 38-47(5), with no separate weekend exception.
Gwinnett County Leaf Blower Hours Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-47(5)
Motorized landscape maintenance devices shall mean any noise generating motorized equipment used to perform landscape or yard maintenance, including but not limited to, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, weed eaters, or chain saws. ... (5)Motorized landscape maintenance devices. It is unlawful for any person to use or operate any noise-generating, motorized landscape maintenance devices within any resi...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Gwinnett County caps amplified sound at outdoor performance venues, defined as private outdoor property where making sound is the primary lawful use, at 500 feet plainly audible during the day and 200 feet overnight, under Sec. 38-47(3)b, with a permit process available for events that need to exceed those limits.
Gwinnett County Amplified Sound Venue Limits
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-47(3)b
b.Making, causing, allowing, or permitting any sound, including impulsive sound, from a source within such person's ownership or control that projects, emits or transmits in any privately-owned outdoor place, when making sound is the primary, lawful permitted use of that portion of the property (e.g., a performance venue), so that the sound is plainly audible to any person at the times and dist...
Aircraft Noise
Gwinnett County's noise ordinance exempts aircraft and Gwinnett County Airport operations, deferring entirely to state and federal aviation noise regulation.
Gwinnett Airport Aircraft Noise Exemption
Few RestrictionsGwinnett County Code § 38-46(b)(8)
This chapter does not apply to:(1)The emission of sound by an employee of a governmental entity engaged in the employee's official duty and/or performing public functions, including but limited to responding to emergencies or performing emergency work;(2)The emission of sound at a publicly owned stadium, ballpark, arena, or civic center during an authorized event;(3)The emission of sound at pla...
Decibel Limits
In unincorporated Gwinnett County, sound from any building in a nonresidential zoning district may not be plainly audible beyond 500 feet by day or 200 feet overnight.
Gwinnett County Nonresidential Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-47(2)a.1
Making, causing, allowing, or permitting any sound from a source within such person's ownership or control that projects, emits or transmits from any building in a nonresidential zoning district so that the sound is plainly audible to any person at the times and distances set forth in the table below... Sunday-Thursday 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. 500 feet or more; 11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. 200 feet or more.
Vehicle Noise
Motor vehicles driven on unincorporated Gwinnett County roads must run a working muffler so exhaust noise is not plainly audible 100 feet or more away.
Gwinnett County Motor Vehicle Muffler Rule
Some RestrictionsGwinnett County Code of Ordinances § 38-47(1)
Motor vehicles in the vehicular travel portion of a right-of-way within the County's jurisdiction. Operating a motor vehicle not equipped with a muffler, or other sound dissipative device required by any applicable law, in good working condition so as to effectively prevent loud or explosive noise, so that the sound is plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet or more from the motor vehicle.(2)...
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