Clayton County's only numeric decibel cap—110 decibels—applies to activities on county and publicly owned property, not to ordinary residential noise. Homes are judged by the plain-audibility (50-foot) reasonable-person test, not a decibel meter.
Clayton County does not enforce a general residential decibel limit; instead § 62-3.2 uses a plain-audibility standard (sound audible 50 feet from its origin that disturbs a reasonable person). The one numeric threshold appears in § 62-3.4(4): activities on or in county or publicly owned facilities lose their exemption where the noise measures 110 decibels or more between 8:01 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., or 110 decibels or more between 9:01 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Measurement is taken at the point of origin with an instrument approved by the director of parks and recreation. A first reading brings a warning; a later reading revokes the permit and stops the activity.
Exceeding 110 dB after a warning revokes the event permit and is a misdemeanor under Code § 1-12: fine up to $1,000.00 or six months, or both.
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