Franklin, TN Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours flagged
- 11 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Owner liability
- parking within 100 ft of residential zone
- Section
- sec. 11-404(3)(c)
- Fine
- $50 per day, sec. 11-407
Summary
Franklin, Tennessee bars yelling, shouting, or singing outside commercial businesses open between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and holds the owner liable if patron parking sits within 100 feet of a residential zone.
Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on the public streets, or in the parking lots of commercial business open to the public, particularly between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office, or in any dwelling hotel or other type of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity. If the owner or manager of a commercial enterprise operates his business and is open to the public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at any time on Sunday or holidays, he shall locate his customer parking so his customers and patrons will not violate this chapter. A failure of the owner or manager to so locate his customer parking constitutes a violation of this chapter, when a customer or patron is convicted of violation of this chapter provided the owner or manager permits customer or patron parking within 100 feet of a residential zone.
d. Animals, birds, etc. The keeping of any animal or bird which by causing frequent or long continued noise shall disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity.
e. Steam whistles. The blowing of any locomotive steam whistle or steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work or as a warning of fire or danger, or upon request of proper city authorities.
f. Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any steam engine, stationary internal
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Franklin Municipal Code section 11-404(3)(c) targets noise around bars and nightclubs operating late: yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets or in a commercial business's parking lot is a prohibited noise, particularly between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., where it disturbs nearby residences or offices. The subsection goes further than most noise rules - it makes the business owner or manager responsible for siting customer parking so patrons don't violate the chapter, and a patron's conviction becomes the owner's violation too if that parking sits within 100 feet of a residential zone.
Violations & Fines
Both the patron and, where parking sits within 100 feet of a residential zone, the bar owner or manager face a misdemeanor and $50 fine under section 11-407, with each night's violation billed separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Franklin bar be fined for noise its own patrons make outside?
Does this rule cover noise made inside the bar?
Sources & Official References
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