Noise Ordinances in Jessamine County, KY (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky.
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Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky runs its nighttime noise window from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under Chapter 92 of the county code. Section 92.35 bans unreasonably loud noise at any hour, and § 92.36 adds night rules for loading, vehicle repair, fireworks, firearms, off-road vehicles, music and loudspeakers.
Jessamine County Nighttime Noise Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsJessamine County Code §§ 92.35, 92.36
In addition to the specific prohibitions outlined in § 92.36, it shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made any unreasonably loud noise which is substantially incompatible with the time and location where created to the extent that it creates an actual or imminent interference with peace or good order. ... The following acts or the causing or permitting thereof are d...
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(C) makes it a violation to own or harbor a domestic animal or bird that, without provocation, makes an intrusive sound exceeding an L50 sound duration level over a 15-minute span and can be heard within 10 feet of an adjacent residence's walls. Farm livestock, shelters and zoos are excluded.
Jessamine County Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsJessamine County Code § 92.36(C)
(C) Animals. Any person owning, possessing or harboring any domestic animal or bird which without provocation makes an intrusive sound by howling, barking, whining, meowing, squawking or other means which exceeds a sound duration level of L50 over a 15-minute time span, and which creates a noise disturbance that can be heard within 10 feet of the walls of an adjacent residential dwelling shall ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A) bars radios, instruments and similar devices from creating a noise disturbance across a property line between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and § 92.36(B) bars loudspeakers across a residential property line in the same window. Public-space levels are measured at 100 feet.
Jessamine County Amplified Music and Loudspeaker Rules
Some RestrictionsJessamine County Code § 92.36(A)-(B)
(A) Radios, television sets, musical instruments and similar devices. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound: (1) Between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial...
Aircraft Noise
In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(E) bars repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing an aircraft between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the resulting noise disturbance exceeds an L50 level over a 15-minute span and can be heard within 10 feet of an adjacent dwelling's walls. Aircraft movement conducted under federal law is carved out.
Jessamine County KY Aircraft Noise Rules
Light RestrictionsJessamine County Code § 92.36(E)
(E) Vehicle, motorboat or aircraft repairs and testing. ... (2) Nothing in this division shall be construed to prohibit, restrict, penalize, enjoin or in any manner regulate the movement of aircraft which are in all respects conducted in accordance with or pursuant to applicable federal laws or regulations.
Vehicle Noise
In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A)(2) sets a sound limit for a device operating on a public right-of-way, measured at a distance of at least 100 feet, and § 92.36(F) makes sounding a vehicle horn for an unnecessary and unreasonable period of time a violation. Fines run $100 to $250 per offense.
Jessamine County KY Vehicle Stereo and Horn Noise
Some RestrictionsJessamine County Code § 92.36(A), (F)
(A) Radios, television sets, musical instruments and similar devices. Operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument or similar device which produces or reproduces sound: ... (2) In such a manner as to exceed the levels set forth for public space in §§ 92.37 through 92.41, measured at a distance of at least 100 feet (30 m...
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