Noise Ordinances in Sumter County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Sumter County, Florida.
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Construction Hours
In unincorporated Sumter County, residential addition and renovation work done under an active county development permit cannot occur between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Code § 16-108(5) folds that construction activity into the county's list of specific noise-disturbance prohibitions enforced by the Sheriff's Office.
Sumter County Construction Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 16-108(5)
The following specified acts and circumstances are hereby declared to constitute prohibited noise disturbances in residential areas in violation of this article; provided however, such enumeration is not and shall not be deemed to be exclusive; provided further that all other acts and circumstances meeting the definition of noise disturbance are likewise declared to be in violation of this arti...
Barking Dogs
Sumter County treats a dog barking, howling or whining continuously between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. as a noise disturbance once it meets the county's definition under Code § 16-105. Unlike other noise violations, barking-dog citations skip the article's own penalty schedule and instead carry the fines set out in the county's animal chapter.
Sumter County Barking Dog Ordinance
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 16-108(3)
The following specified acts and circumstances are hereby declared to constitute prohibited noise disturbances in residential areas in violation of this article; provided however, such enumeration is not and shall not be deemed to be exclusive; provided further that all other acts and circumstances meeting the definition of noise disturbance are likewise declared to be in violation of this arti...
Leaf Blower Rules
Sumter County bars residents and lawn crews from running lawn care, landscaping and tree-maintenance equipment, mowers, saws, tractors and trimmers included, between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Code § 16-108(4) does not name leaf blowers specifically, but a blower used for lawn care or landscaping falls inside the same overnight ban.
Sumter County Lawn Equipment Noise Hours
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 16-108(4)
The following specified acts and circumstances are hereby declared to constitute prohibited noise disturbances in residential areas in violation of this article; provided however, such enumeration is not and shall not be deemed to be exclusive; provided further that all other acts and circumstances meeting the definition of noise disturbance are likewise declared to be in violation of this arti...
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Sumter County Code § 16-108(1) bans playing radios, TVs, musical instruments, or amplifying the human voice loudly enough to disturb a reasonable person's quiet in any residence or business, with a carve-out for officially sanctioned outdoor events that end by 10:00 p.m.
Sumter County Amplified Sound Restrictions
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 16-108(1)
(1)Radios, televisions, musical instruments and similar devices, and amplified human voice. Playing or permitting the playing of any radio, television, musical instrument or similar device, whether amplified or not amplified, or amplifying the human voice in such a manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort and repose of a reasonable person in any type of residence or ...
Decibel Limits
Sumter County's Noise Control Ordinance sets a numeric trigger in Sec. 16-106(5): any noise source on a property is a prohibited disturbance if it registers above sixty decibels, measured by the Sheriff's Office one thousand feet away, in a residential or multifamily residential neighborhood, no matter what the noise-generating property is zoned.
Sumter County 60-Decibel Residential Noise Limit
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 16-106
As used in this article, a "noise disturbance" is any sound which is either: ( ... 2)Excessive or unnecessary in amount, level or duration as to unreasonably interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life, property or the conduct of business; ... (5)In addition to the foregoing standards, a noise source generated from any property shall be considered a prohibited "noise disturbance" under the...
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