Noise from Specific Sources in Highlands County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
HVAC & Mechanical Noise
Section 5.6-105(13) of the Highlands County noise ordinance makes it a violation to run an air conditioner, compressor, power fan, blower or fixed motor that causes a noise disturbance plainly audible across a residential property line, unless the unit is muffled and deadened with adequate noise suppression devices, day or night.
Highlands County HVAC Noise Rule For Neighbors
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 5.6-105(13)
(13)Fixed mechanical equipment. It shall be a violation of this section to use or operate any noise-creating air conditioner, compressor unit, power fan or blower, fixed electric motor or engine which causes a noise disturbance, unless that noise is muffled and deadened by adequate noise suppression and muffling devices to eliminate the noise disturbance across a real property line of any resid...
Bar & Nightclub Noise
A bar, nightclub or other public entertainment establishment in unincorporated Highlands County violates the noise ordinance if it plays a radio, sound amplifier or other device so the sound is plainly audible across a residential property line between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The rule reaches the business itself and anyone working for it.
Highlands County Bar Nightclub Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 5.6-105(15)
(15)Places of public entertainment. It shall be a violation of this section for any public entertainment establishment or person associated with or working for a public entertainment establishment to operate, play or permit the operation or playing of any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, television set, stereo set, cassette player, compact disc player, sound amplifier or oth...
Car Alarm Limits
Highlands County exempts alarms from its noise ordinance only while they're doing their job. Section 5.6-107(1) carves emergency and burglar alarms out of the noise rules, but the same subsection removes that protection from a fixed building or vehicular burglar alarm, meaning a car alarm, once it has been sounding for more than 15 minutes.
Highlands County Car Alarm 15-Minute Limit
Light RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 5.6-107(1)
(1)The emission of sound for the purpose of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency or the performance of emergency work. This exception shall not apply to fixed building or vehicular burglar alarms when sounded for a period in excess of 15 minutes.
Delivery Truck Noise
Loading or unloading a vehicle, or opening bales, boxes or crates, is a noise violation in unincorporated Highlands County if it happens between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. and the noise is plainly audible across a residential property line. The rule targets the activity itself, not just amplified sound.
Highlands County Delivery Truck Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 5.6-105(7)
(7)Loading or unloading of vehicles, opening bales, and boxes. It shall be a violation of this section to make, create or maintain a noise disturbance in connection with the loading or unloading of any vehicle or the opening or destruction of bales, boxes, crates or containers between 9:00 p.m. of one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day which is plainly audible across a real property line of any ...
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