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

Stonecrest Code § 19-34 regulates noise inside City recreation facilities. It makes it unlawful to whistle, hiss or holler at another person in a boisterous or unbecoming manner, to make loud noises or engage in a noisy dispute that would disturb a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities, or to display, play or operate a sound amplification device, including radios, television sets, public address systems, musical instruments and CD players, in a way that annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, peace or safety of a reasonable person in a recreation facility.

The section then carves out a permit path: amplified sound devices used during a special event or rental event are allowed if a written permit has been issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation or the Director's designee, meaning organized events with amplified music are lawful once permitted, while unpermitted amplified noise disturbing park users is not. This sits in chapter 19, article II, alongside § 19-31's broader park prohibitions and § 19-29's facility-reservation permit process, both of which use the same Director-permit structure for authorized activity in City parks.

Enforcement follows the standard chapter 19 path: § 19-2 authorizes any law or code enforcement officer of the City to issue a citation or warning, or to order the person responsible to leave the park or recreation area, and § 19-3 applies the general penalty in chapter 1 of the Code to any violation of the chapter.