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

Section 34-44(2) of the Walton County Noise Disturbance Ordinance addresses amplified and reproduced sound directly. It prohibits operating, playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, loudspeaker system, sound amplifier or similar device that produces, reproduces or amplifies sound so that it is plainly audible at a distance of more than 100 feet from the real property boundary of the noise source, within any residential area, noise-sensitive area, public right-of-way or public space. There is no time-of-day element in this subsection: the 100-foot plainly-audible threshold applies at any hour.

'Plainly audible' carries the definition from section 34-42, which specifically covers rhythmic bass detected by unaided hearing, so a bass-heavy sound system can violate the 100-foot rule even if the lyrics are not intelligible. within or adjacent to a residential or noise-sensitive area at any audible level across the property line, and bars commercial sound amplifying equipment in residential areas and within 500 feet of them at any time. Section 34-43 sets the article's general prohibition on any noise disturbance, and section 34-41 makes any Article IV violation unlawful, punishable as provided in section 1-12 and tried in the magistrate court of Walton County.