Noise Ordinances in Orangeburg County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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Quiet Hours
Orangeburg County Code § 24-2 makes it unlawful, at any hour, to create, assist in creating, or allow the continuance of unreasonably loud, disturbing noise anywhere in the unincorporated area. The ordinance sets no fixed nighttime curfew window; instead it bans excessive noise around the clock, and each day the noise continues counts as a separate offense under the general penalty in section 1-8.
Noise Ordinance, Unincorporated Orangeburg County
Light RestrictionsOrangeburg County Code § 24-2
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to create, assist in creating, or permit the continuance of any unreasonably loud, disturbing noise in the unincorporated areas of the county.(b)Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a punishment in accordance with section 1-8. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.
Construction Hours
Within Orangeburg County's manufacturing performance standards, construction-related noise and vibration are exempt from the Zoning Ordinance's strict decibel and vibration limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Construction activity outside that window must meet the same tight nighttime sound-pressure and vibration ceilings that apply to an operating facility.
Construction Noise Hours, Orangeburg County
Light RestrictionsOrangeburg County Zoning Ordinance § 3.2
Vibration emanating from construction activities between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. shall be exempt from these regulations. ... Noises emanating from construction activities between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. shall be exempt from these requirements.
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Orangeburg County, a dog that habitually barks excessively or continuously meets the county's Animal Control definition of a 'nuisance' animal. Keepers have an ongoing duty under Sec. 4-130 to keep animals from disturbing neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of their property, and animal control can ticket a keeper who lets a dog's barking become a recurring nuisance.
Orangeburg County Barking Dog Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Code §§ 4-61, 4-130
Nuisance means an animal that disturbs the rights of, threatens the safety of, or damages a member of the general public, or interferes with the ordinary use and enjoyment of their property. Examples of nuisance animals include, but are not limited to, the following: a dog that habitually barks excessively or continuously; an animal that habitually attacks other animals; an animal that damages ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Outdoor recreation and event centers in unincorporated Orangeburg County must silence amplified music and sound by 11:00 p.m. under Zoning Ordinance § 3.21(C)(8). The cutoff is one of eight conditional-use standards, alongside a 50-foot yard setback and a ten-acre minimum site, that the county attaches to any conditionally permitted outdoor recreation or event venue.
Amplified Music Curfew in Orangeburg County
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Zoning Ordinance § 3.21(C)(8)
(C)Conditions.(1)The minimum site area shall be not less than ten acres unless a pre-existing use is established. ... (8)Amplified music/sound after 11:00 p.m. shall be prohibited.
Aircraft Noise
Within the Approach Zones of a precision instrument runway in unincorporated Orangeburg County, the Zoning Ordinance requires new residential dwellings and public-reception buildings to be built to cut outdoor-to-indoor noise by at least 30 decibels. Private airports and non-precision runways are exempt from the requirement entirely.
Airport Noise Rules, Orangeburg County
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Zoning Ordinance § 2.7-4
Section 2.7-4. - Noise Restrictions. Noise restrictions shall apply within the APZ and Approach Zones of any Precision Instrument Runway. Private airports and all runways designed for other than precision instrument landings shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. ... Where permitted within the Approach Zone of an Airport District, residential dwellings and portions of buildings wh...
Decibel Limits
Manufacturing uses in unincorporated Orangeburg County must keep noise below a sliding scale of decibel limits measured at the lot line under Section 3.2 of the Zoning Ordinance. Nighttime limits (9 p.m. to 7 a.m.) run as low as 20 to 35 decibels at a nonresidential lot line, tightening further where the adjoining land is residential.
Manufacturing Noise Limits, Orangeburg County
Some RestrictionsOrangeburg County Zoning Ordinance § 3.2
(3)Noise. All noise shall be muffled. In no event shall the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from a facility exceed at the lot line the following values in any octave band or frequency. Sound pressure shall be measured with a Sound Meter and Octave Band Analyzer conforming to specifications of the American Standards Association. ... Maximum permissible sound pressure levels a...
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