Carrollton Sec. 130.18 sets continuous noise limits at 65 dBA daytime and 58 dBA nighttime. Fines run up to $500 per violation. Lawn maintenance and commercial waste collection prohibited 10 PM-7 AM within 500 ft of residential.
Carrollton's noise ordinance (Title XIII, Sec. 130.18 of the Code of Ordinances) sets quantitative continuous-noise limits: 65 dB(A) during daytime hours and 58 dB(A) during nighttime hours. Lawn maintenance, commercial waste collection, and similar disruptive commercial or industrial activities are prohibited from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM within 500 feet of any residential area. Violations of the ordinance can result in fines up to $500. Specifically prohibited acts include loud radios, instruments, TVs, drum machines, loudspeakers, vehicle horns used as anything other than danger signals, loud exhaust discharge, and racing engines adjacent to residential areas.
Continuous-noise violations and disruptive-activity infractions are subject to fines up to $500. Repeat offenses can escalate enforcement under the general penalty provisions.
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