Haltom City does not publish a detailed decibel schedule. Enforcement uses the plainly audible standard plus TX Penal Code 42.01, which treats noise over 85 dB as per se unreasonable after a prior warning.
Unlike Frisco, Plano, or Fort Worth which publish detailed dBA schedules by zoning district and time of day, Haltom City relies primarily on a plainly audible and reasonableness standard in Chapter 54 of its Code of Ordinances. The practical decibel benchmark comes from TX Penal Code 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct), which sets 85 dB as the threshold above which noise is considered per se unreasonable, and requires a peace officer or magistrate to issue a prior warning before a citation for the same offense. Officers responding to complaints may carry sound level meters, but in practice rely on plainly audible at the property line as the operational test. Industrial and commercial districts are held to the same baseline, with context considered. The city has not adopted an ambient L90 or octave-band standard. For detailed dBA scheduling, residents must rely on state law or HOA covenants.
Class C misdemeanor; fine up to 500 dollars per day per violation. State law requires prior warning before a citation for unreasonable noise over 85 dB.
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