Texas counties have very limited noise regulatory power. Dallas County does not impose countywide construction equipment noise limits. Cities like Dallas, Irving, and Garland set their own construction hour and decibel rules.
Under Texas Local Government Code, counties lack general police-power noise authority that cities possess. Dallas County does not maintain a countywide construction equipment noise ordinance. Most construction occurs within incorporated cities, where municipal codes restrict jackhammer, pile driver, generator, and heavy equipment noise to specific hours. The City of Dallas Code Chapter 30 limits construction noise; Irving, Garland, Mesquite, and Richardson have similar rules. In unincorporated Dallas County areas (very small footprint), no specific construction equipment noise ordinance applies beyond Texas Penal Code disorderly conduct provisions for unreasonable noise.
No countywide penalty. City ordinances govern; in unincorporated areas, only Texas Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct applies as Class C misdemeanor.
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Cedar Hill, TX
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