Noise Ordinances in Leon County, FL (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Leon County, Florida.
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Quiet Hours
From 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays (10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays), Leon County bars loud loudspeakers and public address systems near residential areas, and bars yelling, shouting or singing loud enough to disturb neighbors, under Sec. 12-56(6) and (7). Both rules apply only outside Tallahassee's city limits.
Leon County Nighttime Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsLeon County Code of Laws § 12-56(6), (7)
(6)Loudspeakers, amplifiers, public address systems, and similar devices. The unreasonably loud and raucous use or operation of a loudspeaker, amplifier, public address system, or other device for producing or reproducing sound between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays in the following areas:a.Within or adjacent to resident...
Construction Hours
Leon County limits construction, demolition and street-excavation noise to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, under Sec. 12-56(10). The limit applies only in the unincorporated county and exempts emergency repairs and delivery of residential slab materials.
Leon County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsLeon County Code of Laws § 12-56(10)
(10)Construction or repair of residential buildings, excavation of streets and highways. The construction, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or the excavation of streets and highways other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. This prohibition does not apply to the delivery and installation of c...
Barking Dogs
Leon County treats a pet's unreasonably loud and raucous barking or noise as a per se noise violation under Sec. 12-56(8), enforceable against whoever owns, controls or cares for the animal. The rule applies only in the unincorporated county outside Tallahassee, and exempts licensed shelters, kennels, vet hospitals and pet shops.
Leon County Barking Dog Noise Rule
Some RestrictionsLeon County Code of Laws § 12-56(8)
(8)Animals and birds. Unreasonably loud and raucous noise emitted by an animal or bird for which a person is responsible. A person is responsible for an animal if the person owns, controls or otherwise cares for the animal or bird. Sounds made by animals or birds in animal shelters, kennels, veterinary hospitals, pet shops, or pet kennels licensed under and in compliance with any applicable lic...
Leaf Blower Rules
Leon County bans loud gas blowers, power fans and similar internal combustion engines in residential and noise-sensitive areas between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 12-56(12), but only in the unincorporated county outside Tallahassee's city limits. The noise must be unreasonably loud and raucous and audible across the property line to count as a violation.
Leon County Leaf Blower Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsLeon County Code of Laws § 12-56(12)
(12)Blowers and similar devices. In residential or noise-sensitive areas, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., the operation of any noise-creating blower, power fan, or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, provided that the noise is unreasonably loud and raucous and can be heard across the property line o...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Outdoor concerts need a temporary use permit, and at designated activity centers amplified events can run until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Leon County Outdoor Concert Noise Rule
Significant RestrictionsLeon County Code of Ordinances § 12-57(10)
Outdoor concerts and events that are subject to the county's temporary use permitting requirements, and which are held on property designated as an activity center in the future land use map of the City of Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan, shall be allowed to operate until 11:00 p.m. on Friday or Saturday, provided a temporary use permit has been obtained for the event.
Decibel Limits
Leon County bars unreasonably loud noise from commercial premises that carries onto neighboring residential property between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Leon County Commercial Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsSec. 12-56(13)
Commercial establishments adjacent to residential property. Unreasonably loud and raucous noise from the premises of any commercial establishment, including any outdoor area which is part of or under the control of the establishment, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. which is plainly audible at a distance of five feet from any residential property.
Vehicle Noise
Leon County bans unmuffled compression or exhaust engine brakes on Highway 27 North from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with a $500 civil fine per violation.
Leon County engine-brake noise ban
Significant RestrictionsLeon County Code of Ordinances § 17-2
During the time period from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. eastern time, no person shall operate a motor vehicle using unmuffled compression or auxiliary exhaust brakes that when applied results in excessive, loud or explosive noise from such vehicle while driving the vehicle on Highway 27 North in the county. (b) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to the following: (1) Emergency situations....
Noise Ordinances by City in Leon County
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