Noise Ordinances in Paulding County, GA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
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Quiet Hours
Unincorporated Paulding County bans unreasonably loud, disturbing noise under Code § 46-61. Between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., a sound device plainly audible 50 feet away, or yelling and shouting near a home, is a violation. The Marshal's Bureau and Sheriff enforce.
Paulding County Noise Ordinance & Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-62(1)
The operation of the set, instrument, phonograph, or other machine or device, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this paragraph.
Construction Hours
Unincorporated Paulding County limits construction, demolition, and street excavation in residential areas to 6 a.m.–9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday under Code § 46-62(12). Loud material deliveries follow the same hours.
Paulding County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-62(12)
The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building in any residential district or section, pursuant to the Paulding County Zoning Ordinance, the excavation of streets and highways in any residential district or section, other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, except in case...
Barking Dogs
In unincorporated Paulding County, a persistently barking dog is treated as a private civil nuisance under Code § 14-15. The neighbor sues the owner in magistrate court; Animal Control cannot abate the barking itself, though the Marshal may serve the claim.
Paulding County Barking Dog Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 14-15
Where a person permits a domestic animal under his or her ownership or possession to disturb the peace of an ordinary, reasonable person by loud, persistent, or habitual barking, howling, growling, yelping or whining, the injured person may bring a civil, private nuisance action against the owner of the offending animal. See O.C.G.A. § 41-1-1, et seq. As defined by Georgia law, a private nuisan...
Leaf Blower Rules
Paulding County does regulate leaf blowers. Under Code § 46-62(14), blowers, mowers, trimmers, and chainsaws may run only 6 a.m.–10 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m.–8 p.m. weekends in residential subdivisions, and equipment must have a working muffler.
Paulding County Leaf Blower Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-62(14)
the general operation of domestic power tools such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, blowers, trimmers and other domestic power-operated equipment when operated with a property functioning muffler meeting manufacturer's standards, other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For the purpose of determining a responsible ...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Amplified music in unincorporated Paulding County falls under Code § 46-62. A radio, instrument, or sound device plainly audible 50 feet away between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. is a violation, and loudspeakers cast onto public streets for advertising are prohibited.
Paulding County Amplified Music Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-62(1)
The operation of the set, instrument, phonograph, or other machine or device, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this paragraph.
Vehicle Noise
Paulding County bans unmuffled cars and motorcycles and unnecessary horn use under Code of Ordinances Sec. 46-62(6) and (8). Every motor vehicle operated on a public or private road must carry a working muffler in constant use, and horns may only sound as a danger signal, never as an unreasonably loud, harsh, or prolonged noise.
Paulding County Vehicle Muffler & Horn Noise Law
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-62(6), (8)
(6)Horns. The sounding of any horn or signal device on any automobile, motorcycle, bus or other vehicle, while the vehicle is not in motion except as a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control; or, if the vehicle is in motion, only as a danger signal; the creation by means of any such signal device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound or the sounding of that ...
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