Collin County does not zone, so commercial operations in unincorporated areas have no noise performance standards. Quarries, truck yards, and warehouses along US 75 and US 380 operate without county decibel limits. State disorderly conduct law applies.
Under TX Local Government Code, general-law counties lack zoning authority, so unincorporated Collin County has no commercial/industrial noise performance standards. Distribution centers, truck yards, and batch plants along US-75 (Melissa, Anna, Van Alstyne) and US-380 (Princeton, Farmersville) operate without county decibel caps. TX Penal Code §42.01 (85 dB disorderly conduct threshold, warning-required) is the only criminal backstop. TCEQ Chapter 101 nuisance rules apply to industrial air emissions including noise components but are typically enforced only for permanent, severe nuisances. Civil common-law nuisance suits under *GTE Mobilnet v. Pascouet*, 61 S.W.3d 599 (Tex. App. 2001) offer private remedy. Cities regulate: Plano §12-90 sets 65 dB daytime / 55 dB nighttime at residential property line; Frisco §94-4 sets 65/60 dB; McKinney §42-3 sets 60/55 dB; Allen §42-33 sets 65/60 dB.
County: no fine. TX Penal 42.01 disorderly conduct up to $500 after warning. TCEQ civil penalties up to $25,000/day under TX Water Code Ch. 7.
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