Hall County, GA Noise Ordinances: Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound (2026)

010, which bars any sound audible more than 100 feet from its source that unreasonably disturbs others. Subsection C singles out loudspeakers, amplifiers, radios, phonographs, and similar machines when they are used to cast sound on the public streets for commercial advertising or to attract public attention to a building or structure; the code does not require proof of a specific decibel level for this category, since the advertising use itself is what is prohibited. The same section separately bans mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers mounted on trucks or other vehicles for advertising or commercial purposes under subsection K, and non-commercial sound trucks are still measured against the general public-nuisance standard for volume, hours, and location.

030 carves out an exception for the reasonable, noncommercial use of amplifiers or loudspeakers during public addresses, so a political rally or civic announcement is treated differently from a business trying to sell something over a loudspeaker. Any activity that would otherwise create loud noise, such as a permitted parade, fireworks display, or construction project, is also exempt once it is properly permitted by county officials.