Noise Ordinances in Houston County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
From midnight to 7:00 a.m., Houston County bans playing a radio, phonograph, or musical instrument, and yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing on public streets, loudly enough to disturb neighbors, under Code § 30-42(c)(1)-(2). The rule covers unincorporated areas and carries the county's general Code penalty.
Houston County Nighttime Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 30-42(c)(1)-(2)
(1)The playing of any radio, phonograph or musical instrument in such a manner or with such a volume, particularly during the hours between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital, dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or any persons in the vicinity.(2)Yelling, shouting, whistling or singing on the public streets...
Construction Hours
Houston County limits construction, demolition, and street excavation noise in residential areas to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. under Code § 30-42(c)(3). Work outside that window by private parties violates the county's noise ordinance unless it's done for the city, county, or state, or by a utility, under emergency conditions.
Houston County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 30-42(c)(3)
(3)The erection, including excavating, demolition, alteration or repair, of any building in a residential area, or the excavation of streets and highways in any residential area, other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., except by or on the behalf of the city, county or state, when the public welfare and convenience renders it impossible to perform this work during the day, or wo...
Barking Dogs
A dog that barks, whines, howls or brays for more than 15 minutes loud enough to be heard off the owner's property is a declared public nuisance under Houston County Code Sec. 10-1, but only after the owner has already gotten one warning from law enforcement.
Houston County Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 10-1
Public nuisance. An animal shall be deemed to be a public nuisance if the animal: ... (3)Is permitted to cause annoyance, alarm, or noise disturbance for more than 15 minutes at any time of day or night, by repeated barking, whining, screeching, howling, braying or other like sounds which can be heard beyond the boundary of the owner's property, where said such owner has been given one warning ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Houston County outlaws loudspeakers and amplifiers mounted on moving vehicles for advertising, and bars their use on public streets, sidewalks, and parks, under the county's noise ordinance at Code § 30-42(c)(5)-(6). Government agencies are exempt. Violators face the Code's general penalty under § 1-11.
Houston County Loudspeaker Noise Ban
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 30-42(c)(5)-(6)
(5)The use of loudspeakers or amplifiers on moving motor vehicles for advertising or other purposes.(6)The use of loudspeakers or amplifiers upon the streets, sidewalks, parks or other public places of the county, provided that nothing in this subsection shall apply to any governmental agency.
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