Volusia County, FL Noise Ordinances: Decibel Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Manufacturing/agricultural limit
- 75 dBA at all times, no nighttime reduction
- Override rule
- Stricter neighboring use classification controls at boundary
- Geographic scope
- Unincorporated county only; cities set their own limits
- Measurement point
- Checked at or beyond source property's boundary line
- Governing sections
- Table I, § 50-476(c); classification at § 50-476(a)
Summary
Volusia County treats manufacturing and agricultural land uses as the noisiest permitted category: Table I of the noise ordinance caps sound received at a manufacturing or agricultural property at 75 dBA at all times, with no nighttime reduction, well above the 55-65 dBA limits set for residential, commercial, and tourist uses.
All premises where manufacturing is legally permitted shall be considered manufacturing use. ... In cases of multiple use, the more restrictive use category shall prevail. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound from any occupancy in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving use occupancy category in Table I ... TABLE I: Manufacturing, At all times = 75 dBA. Agricultural, At all times = 75 dBA.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 108 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 50-476(c)'s Table I sets the sound level a manufacturing or agricultural receiving property may be exposed to at 75 dBA "at all times," unlike residential, commercial, and tourist categories, which drop to a lower nighttime limit. Sec. 50-476(a) explains the classification: "all premises where manufacturing is legally permitted shall be considered manufacturing use," and in cases where a site has multiple possible classifications, "the more restrictive use category shall prevail", so a manufacturing operation next to housing is judged by the stricter residential limit at that boundary, not the 75 dBA manufacturing standard.
Measurement follows the same rule as every other category: sound is checked "at or beyond the property boundary of the land use from which the sound emanates," and a violation requires exceeding the limit for more than ten percent of a measurement period of at least ten minutes. Sec. m. Article-wide, Sec. 50-474 confirms these standards, including the manufacturing and agricultural category, apply only "in the unincorporated area of the county," so an industrial parcel inside Daytona Beach, Deltona, or another municipality answers to that city's own noise code instead.
Violations & Fines
An industrial or agricultural operation whose noise crosses onto a stricter-classified neighboring property, or that exceeds 75 dBA at its own property line, violates Sec. 50-477 and is punishable under Sec. 50-472, which authorizes confiscation of the noise-generating equipment on top of the standard penalties in Sec. 1-7. The county manager can also revoke any special noise permit previously granted for the operation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an industrial operation in Volusia County get a lower noise limit at night?
Can an industrial site always make noise up to 75 dBA regardless of its neighbors?
Does the 75 dBA industrial noise limit apply inside Daytona Beach or Deltona?
Sources & Official References
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