Broward County, FL Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Exempt window
- 7 a.m.–7 p.m. only
- Legal test
- plainly audible across property line
- Coverage
- unincorporated Broward County only
- Enforced by
- code enforcement officer, Ch. 8½
- Truck safety beepers
- exempt at all times
Summary
In unincorporated Broward County, loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks is exempt from the county's noise-nuisance rule only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; outside those hours it can be cited as Unreasonably Loud Noise.
Uninvited noise shall be deemed unreasonably loud if it is plainly audible inside of a receiving property with doors and windows closed, across a property line, and interferes with a person's peaceful enjoyment of a residence... The activities listed in Table 1 are exempt... "Loading and unloading, opening, closing, or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, or other objects .....7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72 | Administrative Code: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Broward County's Property Maintenance Code, Sec. 39-133(g), defines Unreasonably Loud Noise as anything plainly audible inside a receiving property with doors and windows closed, across a property line, that interferes with peaceful enjoyment. Table 1 of that section exempts loading and unloading of boxes, crates, containers or building materials from that definition, but only between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Truck backup safety beepers and the act of operating a motor vehicle on a right-of-way are exempt at all times. No decibel meter is required; a code enforcement officer investigates and determines violations, enforced under Chapter 8½. This section applies only within unincorporated Broward County. Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and Coral Springs enforce their own municipal noise codes.
Violations & Fines
A code enforcement officer investigates and determines Unreasonably Loud Noise violations under Chapter 8½ of the Broward County Code; no sound-level measurement is required to issue a citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can delivery trucks unload loudly at night in unincorporated Broward County?
Does this rule apply inside Fort Lauderdale or Hollywood?
Sources & Official References
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