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Farmersville, TX Noise from Specific Sources: Generator Noise (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Covered
generators and other power equipment
Residential/quiet zone buffer
within 500 feet of a residence
Per se disturbance hours
10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Nonresidential districts
still barred if it causes a disturbance
Maximum fine
$2,000 per offense
Continuing violation
each day is a separate offense

Summary

Farmersville bars running generators and other power equipment near homes at night. City Code section 44-50(i) makes it a noise disturbance per se, no proof of annoyance needed, to operate power equipment within 500 feet of a residence or quiet zone between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Outside those hours or districts, the equipment still cannot cause a genuine disturbance.

Power equipment means any motorized electric- or fuel-powered equipment including but not limited to, tractors, lawnmowers, and other similar devices or equipment. ... (i)Power equipment.(1)Operating or permitting to be operated any power equipment (as defined herein and excluding construction equipment which is specifically regulated above) within a residential district or quiet zone, or within 500 feet of any residence or quiet zone, in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance. Furthermore, any such activity shall create a noise disturbance per se if conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.(2)Operating or permitting to be operated any power equipment (as defined herein and excluding construction equipment which is specifically regulated above) within a nonresidential district in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance.

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Full Breakdown

Chapter 44, Article II of the Farmersville Code of Ordinances defines power equipment as any motorized electric- or fuel-powered equipment including but not limited to, tractors, lawnmowers, and other similar devices or equipment (section 44-49), a definition broad enough to reach portable and standby generators. m. Per se status matters because the city does not have to show the sound actually annoyed anyone once the time and location line up; the clock and the map establish the violation. Construction equipment is carved out of this subsection because it is regulated separately under section 44-50(h), so a generator run at a jobsite falls under the construction-noise rule instead.

Outside residential districts and quiet zones, section 44-50(i)(2) still prohibits operating power equipment in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance, but without the automatic nighttime trigger, so a complaining neighbor must show the noise actually disturbed them.

Violations & Fines

Chapter 44 noise offenses are classified under section 44-1 as violations of ordinances governing fire safety, zoning, and public health and sanitation, which section 1-3(a)(1) punishes by a fine of up to $2,000.00 for each offense, well above the general $500.00 cap. Section 1-4 makes every day a violation continues a separate offense, so repeated nighttime generator runs can compound quickly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run a generator at night in Farmersville?
Not within 500 feet of a home or quiet zone (schools, hospitals, nursing homes) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Section 44-50(i) makes running power equipment there during those hours a noise disturbance per se, so the city does not have to prove annoyance separately, just the time and location.
Does the power equipment rule cover portable generators?
Yes. Section 44-49 defines power equipment as any motorized electric- or fuel-powered equipment including but not limited to, tractors, lawnmowers, and other similar devices or equipment, a definition broad enough to reach gas or diesel generators used for backup power or job sites.
What happens if I violate the generator noise rule?
Violations of chapter 44 are treated as fire-safety/public-health-and-sanitation offenses under section 44-1, punishable under section 1-3 by a fine up to $2,000.00 per offense, and section 1-4 makes each day of continued violation a separate offense.
Can I run a generator during the day in a commercial area?
Yes, subject to the general noise-disturbance standard. Section 44-50(i)(2) still bars operating power equipment in a nonresidential district in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance, but there is no automatic 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. per se violation outside residential districts and quiet zones.

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