Quiet hours in Clearwater, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Clearwater prohibits willful loud and raucous noise audible 100 feet or more from the source at any time, with stricter expectations during nighttime hours when residents reasonably expect peace and quiet.
Section 3-1508 of the Clearwater Code declares it unlawful for any person to willfully make, continue, or cause to be made any loud and raucous noise that can be heard at a distance of 100 feet or more from its source. The ordinance defines loud and raucous noise as any sound that, because of its volume, duration, and character, annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, health, peace, or safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities. Enforcement focuses on radios, loudspeakers, motors, horns, and similar sources. Code Compliance handles complaints during business hours; police respond after hours.
Civil citations and fines escalate with repeat offenses. Continued violations may be prosecuted as municipal infractions before the special magistrate.
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