Grapevine, TX Noise Ordinances: Industrial Noise (2026)

Grapevine has limited heavy industrial zoning but includes light industrial and commercial-distribution uses along SH 121, International Boulevard, and Hall Johnson Road. Industrial noise is regulated by the general noise ordinance in Chapter 18 and by any special use permit conditions attached to individual facilities. The practical standard is that noise from an industrial operation should not be plainly audible inside a residence in a nearby residential district during the 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. quiet period, and should not produce impulsive or tonal noise that creates a nuisance at any hour. Loading docks, HVAC chillers, refrigerated trailer gensets at logistics facilities, and compressor stations are common complaint sources. Enforcement involves Grapevine Code Compliance and the Police Department, often working with the facility operator to install barrier walls, reorient fans, or retime loading operations. Large employers near DFW follow their own federally mandated noise controls as well. Chapter 18 citations carry fines up to 500 dollars per day, and repeat violations can trigger zoning review by the Planning and Zoning Commission with the possibility of special use permit revocation.