Franklin, TN Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Franklin Municipal Code § 11-404(3)(h)
- Permitted hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Waiver
- City administrator may extend hours, revocable anytime
- Applies to
- Vehicle/dumpster loading, unloading, crate/box breakdown
- Penalty
- $50 misdemeanor fine per day (§ 11-407)
Summary
Franklin, Tennessee confines noisy loading and unloading to daytime hours: Franklin Municipal Code § 11-404(3)(h) bans loud or excessive noise from loading or unloading a vehicle or dumpster, or breaking down bales, boxes, crates, and containers, outside the 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. window. A business can seek a city administrator waiver to run deliveries overnight, but that permission can be pulled at any time.
h.Loading, unloading, opening boxes. The creation of a loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle or dumpster or the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates and containers, particularly other than during the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. If the city administrator should determine that the interest of the public health and safety is not harmed by an extension of this time frame in certain locations he deems appropriate, he may grant permission for such loading and unloading during the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. upon application. This permission can be revoked at any time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
upon application,' and the code is explicit that 'this permission can be revoked at any time,' meaning a grocery store or distribution business that wins an overnight waiver has no vested right to keep it if neighbors complain. can be cited under this clause even where the general residential curfew in § 11-403 would not otherwise be triggered until closer to a fixed hour. The rule reaches restaurants, retailers, warehouses, and any dumpster-servicing waste hauler operating within city limits.
Violations & Fines
A loading or unloading noise violation under § 11-404(3)(h) is a misdemeanor punishable by a $50.00 fine under § 11-407, with each day of unauthorized early-morning or late-night delivery noise counted as a separate offense; an administrative waiver obtained from the city administrator can be revoked at any time, restoring the 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. window and putting any further nighttime noise back into violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Franklin business receive deliveries before 6 a.m.?
Can the city take back permission for overnight deliveries once it's granted?
Does the loading-noise rule apply even if the sound wouldn't otherwise violate Franklin's noise curfew?
Sources & Official References
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