Noise from Specific Sources in Pinellas County, FL (2026)

Pinellas County Code § 58-451(a)-(d)

(a)...it shall be unlawful to create or allow to be created any noise within a residential zone that exceeds 72 dBA during the hours between 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., measured at the nearest adjacent property line.(b)...it shall be unlawful to create or allow to be created any noise within a residential zone that exceeds 55 dBA during quiet hours, measured at the nearest adjacent property line, ...

Pinellas County Code § 58-450(a)

In addition to the prohibitions set forth in section 58-444, no noise shall be created or permitted to be created in an industrial or commercial zone which exceeds those levels given in table 2, below, as measured on the adjacent property line. Table 2. Maximum Noise Levels Permitted in Industrial and Commercial Zones Zone from which noise emanates Adjoining commercial/industrial zone (n...

Pinellas County Code § 58-449(b)

Construction equipment that must be operated near a residentially zoned area on a 24-hour per day basis (i.e., pumps, well tips, generators, etc.) must be shielded by an acoustical enclosure during quiet hours unless the unshielded noise level is less than 55 dBA, measured at the closest adjacent residentially zoned property line.(c)Notwithstanding the above, the erection, excavating, demolitio...

Pinellas County Code § 58-454

In addition to the standards listed in this article, for any source or sound which can be detected on any parcel of property adjacent to the source or sound, the maximum allowable sound level limit for the individual octave bands whose centers are 31.5, 63, 125, 250, and 500 Hertz shall not exceed 65 dB. (Ord. No. 03-3, § 1, 1-7-03) Secs. 58-455. - Areas embraced. All territory within th...