High Point, NC Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew
- loudspeakers off 2 a.m.–7 a.m.
- Audibility limit
- 30 feet from property line
- Applies to
- bars, nightclubs, entertainment venues
- First offense
- $200 civil penalty
Summary
High Point bars commercial establishments and entertainment venues from playing loudspeakers or amplified sound audible 30 feet past the property line between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., a direct curb on late-night bar and nightclub noise.
It is prohibited within or from any commercial establishment or private entertainment or recreational venue to allow any loudspeaker or other mechanically-amplified device to be played so that the sound there from may be heard at a distance of 30 feet or more from the facility's property line, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 12-1-10(b)(15)a makes it unlawful for a commercial establishment or private entertainment or recreational venue, bars and nightclubs included, to run a loudspeaker or other mechanically amplified device so that it's audible 30 feet or more past the property line between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. The rule sits inside the city's broader noise ordinance, so a venue that's compliant at 1 a.m. can still be cited once it crosses into the 2 a.m. cutoff. Enforcement runs through the same civil-citation and misdemeanor structure as the rest of § 12-1-10.
Violations & Fines
$200 civil penalty for a first offense, $400 for a second within one year, $500 for further violations, plus possible misdemeanor charges under § 12-1-10(c).
Frequently Asked Questions
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