Spalding County, GA Noise from Specific Sources: Low-Frequency Bass Limits (2026)

Spalding County's event center noise standard, Code section 11-4006(d)(2)(ii), targets low-frequency bass sound directly: once two law enforcement officers determine that amplified sound from an approved event center is audibly sustained for at least five consecutive minutes at the property line, they must direct the facility manager or entertainment entity on site to close all open windows and doors and to turn off any operating loudspeakers and bass speakers immediately, and to keep them off for the rest of the event. Failure to comply results in a citation to the facilities manager, the entertainment entity, or both, at the discretion of the officers present, under section 11-4006(d)(2)(iii).

The chapter carves the sound-shutoff duty narrowly: under section 11-4006(d)(2)(viii), amplified sound for these purposes does not include unamplified human voices, party favors, prepping or cleaning activity, or vehicles leaving or entering the property, so a shutoff order cannot reach those. This bass-specific shutoff sits inside the broader amplification permit-exemption scheme for event centers, and repeated violations count against the twelve-month, two-strike limit in section 11-4006(d)(1)(ii) that determines whether the venue keeps its no-permit status or must apply to the Board of Commissioners under the general permit rules in section 11-4006(a)-(c).

Penalties for the article as a whole follow O.C.G.A. section 15-10-60's magistrate court fines and jail terms under section 11-4008, with a judge able to order community service and require the nuisance be cured.