Corpus Christi, TX Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

Chapter 31's general noise-nuisance decibel table sets two citywide thresholds tied to time of day: 70 dB(A) during daytime/evening hours and 60 dB(A) overnight, both "discernable beyond the property lines of the property on which the sound is being produced," measured "for the property on which the sound is received" (Sec. 31-3(a)-(b)). Subsection (a)(3) carves out a separate, higher ceiling for the "Entertainment district," defined in Sec. at all times" as long as both the source and the receiving property sit inside the district boundary, which is why bar and nightclub noise routinely tolerated downtown would be a violation blocks away.

The higher limit does not apply citywide and does not protect a venue whose noise carries onto residential or non-Entertainment-District property; once the sound crosses the district line, the general 60/70 dB(A) limits govern the receiving property instead. Sec. 31-3(c) adds a further carve-out capping sound from Cole Park at 70 dB(A) as measured on private property, showing the ordinance deliberately dials the standard by location. Enforcement follows the rest of Chapter 31: a violation is a misdemeanor under Sec. 31-8(a), punishable by the Sec.

00, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense, and obstructing a city representative or monitoring equipment during enforcement is itself a separate misdemeanor under Sec. 31-8(b).