Greensboro, NC Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)

m. the following day, provided volume never exceeds 70 dB(C). window for outdoor televisions at those same establishments, but only for sound from the TV's built-in speakers, not an added external audio system. on select holiday nights under subsection (f): New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day, July 4, Halloween, and the Friday-Sunday spans before Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Noise Enforcement Officer, acting for the police chief under § 18-56, handles complaints. Penalties escalate under § 18-58: a warning for a first violation, a $200 civil penalty for a second, $350 for a third, and $500 for a fourth or for two violations within a year; the city can also seek an injunction against a bar that willfully racks up three or more violations in twelve months.

If an establishment's noise poses an imminent danger to public health or safety, § 18-58(c) lets the enforcement officer order it to cut all outdoor sound immediately and, for continued noncompliance, close the business for 24 hours. 1, a manager physically present during a violation faces a Class 3 misdemeanor with a $50 fine on top of any civil penalty, while an absent owner is liable civilly only, unless they had already been notified of a prior violation at that location.