Noise Ordinances in Lancaster County, SC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Lancaster County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Lancaster County has no fixed nighttime curfew hour; instead Sec. 23-21 and Sec. 23-22 ban any excessive noise at any time that disturbs the peace, annoys a reasonable person, or endangers health or safety, judged against nine factors that include the date and time of day or night the noise occurred.
Excessive Noise Rules in Lancaster County
Some RestrictionsLancaster County Code §§ 23-21, 23-22
Excessive noise is any loud unnecessary noise which disturbs the peace and quiet of any unincorporated area of the County of Lancaster or which causes disturbance, discomfort, or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitivities in any unincorporated area of the County of Lancaster or which endangers or injures the safety or health of any person or domestic animal in any unincorporated...
Construction Hours
Construction, agriculture, tree harvesting, land clearing, and lawn care noise is exempt from Lancaster County's excessive-noise ban only between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Under Sec. 23-23(4), work noise outside that 16-hour window loses the exemption and falls under the general nuisance-noise prohibition in Sec. 23-22.
Construction Noise Hours in Lancaster County
Some RestrictionsLancaster County Code § 23-23(4)
This article shall not apply to: ... (4)Noise emanating from construction activities, agriculture activities, tree harvesting or land clearing activities, lawn care activities, or similar activities between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Aircraft Noise
Airports and aircraft are exempt from Lancaster County's excessive-noise ordinance. Sec. 23-23(2) carves out noise from governmental activities, airports and aircraft, railways, emergency signal devices, parades, carnivals and school- or government-sponsored events, so flight and airport noise cannot be cited as a nuisance under Sec. 23-22.
Aircraft Noise Exemption in Lancaster County
Few RestrictionsLancaster County Code § 23-23(2)
This article shall not apply to: ... (2)Noise emanating from governmental activities, airports and aircraft, railways, emergency signal devices, parades, carnivals, school band practice and performances, school or government sponsored events, or similar activities.
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