Cedar Park, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Cedar Park, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Residential nighttime
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Construction exempt hours
- 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
- After-hours construction
- Needs City Manager permit
- Lawn equipment hours
- 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Summary
Cedar Park has no single blanket noise curfew; instead it tightens residential decibel limits at 10 p.m. and bars construction noise near homes after 8 p.m. absent a City Manager permit for urgent necessity.
In cases of urgent necessity or in the interest of public safety and convenience, the City Manager or his/her designee, may issue a permit allowing construction, exceeding the decibel limitations under this article, to take place between the hours of 8:00 p.m. of a given day and 7:00 a.m. of the following morning. The City Manager may at his/her discretion attach one or more of the following conditions to any permit issued.
(i) Specified hours during which construction activities may take place.
(ii) Prior written notification of the time, date and estimated duration of the permitted construction activity, said notice to be provided at the permit holder’s expense, to persons residing within a given distance of the construction site.
(iii) Any other condition or restriction deemed necessary for protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
(12) Sound generated by any utility or roadway maintenance or repairs in residential areas during the daytime and emergency repairs related to public health, safety and welfare of the residents, which are allowed at all hours.
(13) The sounding of any horn or signal device from a motor vehicle as a warning device.
(14)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Cedar Park doesn't ban all sound after a set hour citywide; instead Article 8.08 defines nighttime as 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for residential property (an 11:00 p.m. cutoff Friday and Saturday for nonresidential) and drops the allowable decibel ceiling accordingly under section 8.08.003. Specific activities carry their own curfews on top of that: construction noise within 600 feet of a home is only exempt from the decibel limits between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and after 8:00 p.m. the City Manager must issue a permit, for urgent necessity or public safety, before construction can continue exceeding those limits until 7:00 a.m. Lawn and landscaping equipment gets the same 7:00 a.m.-to-8:00 p.m. window, and residential-area garbage collection is limited to 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Violations & Fines
Noise outside these windows without a permit is measured against the tighter nighttime decibel table and is a declared nuisance and class C misdemeanor, fined daily under section 1.01.009.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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