DeKalb County, GA Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)

Sound from any automobile alarm, provided such alarm shall terminate its operation within five (5) minutes of its activation if the sound is uninterrupted, or ten (10) minutes, if the sound is intermittent;(4)The generation of sound in situations within the jurisdiction of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;(5)National Warning System (NAWAS) sounds used to warn the community of attack or imminent public danger such as flooding, explosion or hurricane;(6)Sound of aircraft operations, where federal regulations preempt the local regulation of such specific operations;(7)Protests, marches, parades, or an event sanctioned by the federal, state or county government(s);(8)Surface carriers engaged in commerce by railroad;(9)Any other activity solely controlled and within the jurisdiction of federal or state law;(10)Sound projected, emitted or transmitted from motor vehicles, as such sound is regulated by O.C.G.A. § 40-6-14(a);(11)An emergency which is a serious urgent situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and requires immediate attention;(12)Sound from agricultural activities;(13)Sound from the travel of properly muffled motor vehicles on a public right-of-way;(14)Sound from residential air conditioner units;(15)Sound from swimming pool filtering systems; and(16)Sound resulting from activities for which a special administrative permit has been issued pursuant to the terms of this article. (Ord. No. 10-20, Pt. I, 11-16-10)