Atlanta, GA Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew window
- 8:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Audibility limit
- 100 feet from source
- Covered zones
- Residential + mixed-use districts
- Daytime hours
- No restriction 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
- Bus exception
- Interstate bus loading exempt
Summary
Atlanta bans loading and unloading noise from trucks that is audible more than 100 feet away in residential and mixed-use zones between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., with an exception for interstate buses picking up passengers.
Noise related to the standing of trucks or other vehicles on a street for the purpose of loading or unloading...shall comply with the following: between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, shall not be plainly audible within any single-family residential, two-family residential, multi-family residential, or mixed-use zoning district more than 100 feet beyond the source from which the noise emanates.
Full Breakdown
Under City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances Section 74-134(b), noise from trucks or other vehicles standing on a street to load or unload cargo, plus the loading and unloading noise itself, cannot be plainly audible more than 100 feet beyond the source inside any single-family, two-family, multi-family, or mixed-use zoning district between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day. The restriction lifts entirely from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and it never applies to interstate buses loading or unloading passengers curbside. Violations are punished under the citywide penalty schedule at Section 1-8, with each day a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 74-134(b) is punished under Section 1-8 as a municipal court offense; each day of continuing violation counts as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a delivery truck idle and unload after 8 p.m. in an Atlanta neighborhood?
Does the nighttime loading-noise rule apply to commercial or industrial zones?
Sources & Official References
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