Bryan, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Bryan, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Ch. 50, Div. 2, Secs. 50-121–50-124
- General curfew hours
- None: 24-hour nuisance standard
- Construction noise hours
- 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., weekdays & Saturdays
- Loudspeakers
- Banned entirely on Sundays
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor fine under Sec. 1-14
Summary
Bryan has no fixed nighttime curfew: its noise ordinance bans any unreasonably loud, disturbing sound that disturbs people of ordinary sensibilities, day or night, with violators fined under the city's general penalty section.
Any unreasonably loud, disturbing, unnecessary noise which causes material distress, discomfort, or injury to persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity thereof is hereby declared to be a nuisance and, as such, is liable to be abated, is hereby prohibited, and the person guilty of causing, permitting, or suffering them or any of them upon any premises or upon any building occupied or controlled by him or her or in any street, alley, sidewalk, or gutter immediately adjacent to such premises shall, upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 1-14.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Bryan's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50, Division 2, declares any unreasonably loud, disturbing, unnecessary noise that causes material distress to persons of ordinary sensibilities a nuisance, enforceable at any hour rather than through a fixed 10 p.m.-to-7 a.m. curfew. Section 50-122 enumerates specific violations: loud music or loudspeakers disturbing a dwelling, noisy or unmuffled vehicles, barking animals, and construction noise, which is restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. Loudspeakers may not operate at all on Sundays without a council exemption. Violations are misdemeanors punished under the Code's general penalty provision.
Violations & Fines
A misdemeanor citation under Sec. 50-121, fined per the general penalty in Sec. 1-14; the city may also abate the noise as a nuisance, and after-hours construction work requires a city manager permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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