Noise Ordinances in Volusia County, FL (2026)

Volusia County Code § 50-476(c) (Table I)

(c)Maximum permissible sound levels by receiving use occupancy. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any occupancy in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving use occupancy category in Table I, more than ten percent of any measurement period, which shall not be less than ten minutes when measured at or beyo...

Volusia County Code § 50-476(d)(3)

(3)Construction operations for which building permits have been issued, or construction operations not requiring permits due to ownership of the project by an agency of government, are exempt, providing all equipment is operated in accord with the manufacturers' specifications and with all standard equipment, manufacturers' mufflers and noise-reducing equipment in use and in proper operating co...

Volusia County Code § 50-478(c)(3)

(3)The owning, maintaining, harboring, possessing or keeping of any animal that utters, causes, emits or creates, by any means, noise for any frequent or unreasonable period of time, which is plainly audible across the property line of the owner and annoys or disturbs the public peace or the quiet and comfort of the neighboring inhabitants. This provision shall not apply to noise generated from...

Volusia County Code § 10-70

(a)No outdoor entertainment event which utilizes outdoor amplified sound equipment may occur where such equipment is located within 1,000 feet of the footprint of a dwelling which is not located on the site or parcel subject to the permit, unless the person owning or occupying the property has an approved outdoor amplified sound plan. ... (f)Outside amplified sound must remain at a level that i...

Volusia County Code § 72-296(d)(5)

(5)Airport noise zones.a.No new noise-sensitive land uses shall be established within the limits of the 65 L dn /DNL noise exposure contour as delineated in the most current 14 CFR part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Study in effect at the time of a development proposal. Noise-sensitive land uses include, but are not limited to: single-family residential, multifamily residential, mobile homes,...

Volusia County Code § 50-476(a), (c)

All premises where manufacturing is legally permitted shall be considered manufacturing use. ... In cases of multiple use, the more restrictive use category shall prevail. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any occupancy in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving use occupancy category in Table I ... TAB...

Volusia County Code § 50-478(c)(1)-(2)

(1)The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile or other vehicle, except as a danger warning; the creation by means of any signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; the sounding of any signaling device for any unnecessary or unreasonable period of time; and the unreasonable use of any signaling device.(2)The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or ...