Citrus County, FL Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential limit
- 60 dB(A) day / 55 dB(A) night
- Commercial limit
- 65 dB(A) day / 60 dB(A) night
- Industrial/agricultural limit
- 75 dB(A) day and night
- Measurement method
- L10 over 10-minute minimum period
- Max civil penalty
- $500 per citation
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Citrus County only
Summary
Unincorporated Citrus County caps property-line noise using a five-district table: residential tops out at 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night, with higher ceilings for commercial, industrial and agricultural land. Exceeding the limit for more than 10% of a 10-minute measurement is a violation.
(a)Noise generated across real property lines. The noise from any activity or from any permissible use of property within the applicable land use district classifications of Citrus County shall be deemed a violation if the total noise level as measured on the A-scale due to both ambient noise, and the alleged source of the offensive noise, exceeds the noise levels which are prescribed in Table I, the measurement of which is based upon decibels. All such measurements as well as the method employed shall be consistent with section 21-25, and shall represent the A-weighted sound pressure level which is exceeded ten percent of the time (L10) during the observation period. Table I: Residential Daytime 60 Nighttime 55; Government-owned buildings or property, institutional or recreational Daytime 55 Nighttime 50; Commercial or business Daytime 65 Nighttime 60; Industrial or manufacturing Daytime 75 Nighttime 75; Agricultural Daytime 75 Nighttime 75.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 76).
Full Breakdown
Citrus County Code § 21-22 sets the county's numeric noise ceiling for the unincorporated area only; Crystal River and Inverness enforce their own codes. Under subsection (a), noise crossing a real property line is measured on the A-scale as an L10 value (the level exceeded 10% of the time) over a minimum 10-minute period, per the measurement protocol in § 21-25. ) limits by receiving land use district: residential 60/55 dB(A), government-owned/institutional/recreational 55/50 dB(A), commercial or business 65/60 dB(A), and industrial/manufacturing and agricultural both 75/75 dB(A).
, residential 70 dB(A) day, 60 dB(A) night) for any single spike during the measurement window, even if the 10-minute average never exceeds Table I. Enforcement agents are Citrus County Code Compliance Division staff or Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputies, who must use a calibrated ANSI-compliant sound level meter, measure at the nearest real property line at least four feet above grade, and document instrumentation, calibration and weather conditions per § 21-25(f). A person is normally given a warning and a reasonable time (15 minutes absent special circumstances) to abate before a citation issues.
Violations & Fines
A citation under § 21-33 charges a civil infraction with a maximum civil penalty of $500 per offense; uncontested first violations are typically resessed at lower Table V amounts. A second violation of the same class doubles the scheduled penalty, and a third or subsequent violation of the same class requires a mandatory county court appearance under § 21-34.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the 60 dB(A) residential limit apply inside Crystal River or Inverness?
How is a violation of the decibel table actually measured?
What happens the first time I'm cited for exceeding the noise table?
Sources & Official References
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