Galveston County cannot zone or set industrial-noise limits in unincorporated areas; the state disorderly-conduct statute is the only backstop. Inside cities, general noise codes apply: League City bars any sound that unreasonably disturbs neighbors' comfort, health, or peace.
With no county zoning, a plant or shop in unincorporated Galveston County (an area with major petrochemical and port activity) is not subject to a county industrial-noise ordinance; the limits are the state disorderly-conduct statute (Penal Code 42.01) and any TCEQ permit conditions. Cities apply general noise codes. League City Code Sec. 42-31 makes it unlawful to cause any sound that unreasonably disturbs the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others, and Galveston Sec. 24-3 mirrors this while enforcing the Sec. 24-2 dB(A) caps. Neither city has a separate industrial-zone decibel table; the same property-line limits apply.
Industrial noise breaching the general prohibition is a Class C misdemeanor in Galveston and a $100-$1,000 (repeat $200-$2,000) per-day fine in League City. Persistent operations can also draw TCEQ nuisance action.
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