Gulfport, MS Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- T3/T4 zone limit
- 65 dB day / 55 dB night, at frontage
- T5/T6 zone limit
- 70 dB day / 60 dB night, at frontage
- Applies in
- Elected SmartCode Planning Areas only
- Citywide backstop
- Noise Ordinance § 7-10 stricter provision
- Noise Ordinance penalty
- Up to $1,000 or 90 days jail
Summary
In its lower-intensity SmartCode zones, Gulfport caps sound measured at the building frontage to 65 decibels by day and 55 at night. The denser T5 and T6 urban zones allow 70 daytime and 60 nighttime decibels, and the citywide Noise Ordinance still applies wherever it is stricter.
Sound levels measured at the building Frontage shall not exceed 65 decibels from sunrise to sunset and 55 decibels from sunset to sunrise. All provisions of the City of Gulfport Noise Ordinance shall continue to be applicable, and where in conflict herewith, the stricter provision shall apply.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Appendix D's Ambient Standards sections set numeric sound limits by Transect Zone within elected SmartCode Planning Areas. 9(a), governing the Sub-Urban (T3) zone, caps sound at the building frontage at 65 decibels from sunrise to sunset and 55 decibels from sunset to sunrise. 9(a), for the General Urban (T4) zone, sets the identical 65/55 split. 9(a) both allow a louder 70 decibels from sunrise to midnight and 60 decibels from midnight to sunrise, reflecting the greater daytime activity expected in those cores. Every one of these subsections states explicitly that the City of Gulfport Noise Ordinance, the citywide qualitative 'loud and raucous noise' standard codified at Section 7-10, remains fully applicable, and that the stricter of the SmartCode limit or the Noise Ordinance controls wherever the two conflict.
for tools and lawn equipment. Because the numeric SmartCode limits only apply inside land that has elected the SmartCode option, most of the city is governed by Section 7-10's time-of-day and nuisance-based standard rather than a decibel number.
Violations & Fines
The general Noise Ordinance, Section 7-10(i), makes a violation a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000 or up to 90 days in jail, or both, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense; violations can also be abated as a nuisance by court injunction. The SmartCode itself does not add a separate numeric-limit fine beyond that general enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the decibel limit in Gulfport's SmartCode zones?
Does Gulfport's general Noise Ordinance still apply in SmartCode areas?
Does Gulfport have a citywide decibel limit outside SmartCode zones?
Sources & Official References
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