Quiet hours in Alpharetta, GA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Unincorporated Fulton County regulates noise under Code §46-137, which prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs the comfort, repose, or peace of others. The standard is judged by a reasonable-person test rather than fixed quiet hours.
Section 46-137 makes it unlawful to make or continue any noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others in unincorporated Fulton County. The ordinance enumerates examples including steam whistles, unmuffled exhausts, defective vehicles, and loud loading/unloading. Each incorporated city (Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, South Fulton) has its own noise code that supplants the county rule inside city limits.
Violation of §46-137 is punishable by imprisonment in a county work camp for up to one month or a fine not exceeding $500, or both.
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