Florence County, SC Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)

Florence County Code § 18-1, in Chapter 18's noise article, opens with a general ban: creating any unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise in the unincorporated area is unlawful if it disturbs the peace or is detrimental to health. Subsection (b)(8) singles out loading and unloading: the creation of any excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading of any vehicle or the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates or containers in a loud or excessively noisy fashion is specifically prohibited, regardless of the time of day.

This covers delivery trucks, box trucks and freight operators dropping goods at homes, farms and businesses across unincorporated Florence County. The ordinance carves out narrow exceptions: lawfully permitted parades and performances, manufacturing operations as defined by the South Carolina Tax Commission, and lawfully permitted vehicle races are not covered, and noise made during emergency work to protect life, health or safety, or to restore property after a calamity, is also excused. The Florence County Sheriff's Department is designated as the enforcing agency, though the code also lets any resident seek enforcement directly through a magistrate.

00 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, heard in Florence County's magistrate's court. Because the rule targets excessive or loud noise from loading and unloading rather than setting a decibel ceiling, enforcement turns on whether the racket unreasonably disturbs neighbors, not on a meter reading.