Vestavia Hills, AL Noise from Specific Sources: Delivery Truck Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code § 11-66(10)
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Covers
- Loading, unloading, garbage cans
- Trigger
- Disturbance across residential boundary
- Minimum guilty-plea fine
- $100.00 plus court costs
Summary
Code § 11-66(10) bars loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, containers or garbage cans between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the noise disturbs a residential property line, covering delivery trucks and dumpster service under the Noise Control Ordinance.
(10)Loading and unloading. To load, unload, open, close or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans or similar objects between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
the following day in a manner that causes a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary. This is the section that reaches early-morning delivery trucks, restaurant dumpster pickups and warehouse loading docks operating near homes: the trigger is the crossing of a residential boundary during the ten-hour overnight window, not a decibel reading. 'Noise disturbance' is defined at § 11-64 as sound that endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals, annoys or disturbs a person of normal sensitivities, or endangers or injures property.
window and the same residential-boundary trigger, so a single commercial operation running deliveries, construction and equipment overnight near a residential zone can face multiple counts under one enforcement action. Section 11-67's exceptions (church bells, permitted performances, emergency vehicles, mayor-authorized events) do not reach commercial loading operations.
Violations & Fines
A violation of § 11-66(10) is a misdemeanor under § 11-68, applying Code of Ala. 1975 § 11-45-9, with each night of continuing loading noise a separate offense. A summons and complaint may issue in lieu of arrest under § 11-69, and a guilty plea at arraignment carries a minimum fine of $100.00 plus court costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can delivery trucks unload near my house before 7 a.m. in Vestavia Hills?
Does the loading noise rule cover dumpster and trash pickup?
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Sources & Official References
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