Catoosa County, GA Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

The Unified Development Code's nuisance-abatement article treats loud amplified sound as a countywide problem rather than singling out any one type of business. Section 9.05.01(A)(6) declares several specific noise conditions to be public nuisances, including under subsection (c) the use or operation of any musical instrument, radio, loudspeaker, or sound amplifying device so loudly as to disturb persons in the vicinity. Because Catoosa County has not adopted a separate entertainment-venue or nightclub noise ordinance, this general provision is what governs amplified music or speakers audible from a bar, club or event venue operating in the unincorporated area.

Enforcement follows the same nuisance track as every other listed condition: the Zoning Administrator can act on a resident's complaint (ordinarily requiring a signed affidavit from at least three different households) or on his own motion, and it is separately unlawful under subsection (B) for any person, firm or corporation to cause or allow the nuisance to continue. The county first sends a written notice to abate describing the violation and a deadline, then can prosecute an unresolved complaint in Catoosa County Magistrate Court. A conviction is a misdemeanor punished with a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $1,000.00, with each day the noise continues counted as a separate offense, and the county may also pursue injunctive relief against a business that keeps violating after being cited.