Daytona Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Daytona Beach, FL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Street noise ban
- Shouting, whistling on public ways
- Device noise ban
- TVs, radios, stereos disturbing residents
- Responsible party
- Owner, tenant or lawful possessor
- Measurement point
- At least 100 feet from property line
Summary
Daytona Beach bars shouting, whistling or other disruptive noise on public streets and running TVs, radios or stereos loud enough to disturb residential neighbors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. City Code § 42-214 backs the curfew with the § 42-215 numeric decibel standards and code enforcement board penalties.
(1)No person shall scream, shout, yell, call, hoot, whistle on public streets, public places or in any building adjacent thereto between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in such a manner as to disturb any person of reasonable sensitivity within the area of audibility.(2)No person shall operate or use or cause to be operated any television, radio, musical instrument, stereo system, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner as to disturb the peace, quite, and comfort of inhabitants of a residential area that are of reasonable sensitivity within the area of audibility.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Section 42-214(a) sets Daytona Beach's core nighttime quiet-hours rule inside Chapter 42's noise article. in a manner that disturbs a person of reasonable sensitivity within the area of audibility. Subsection (2) separately bars operating a television, radio, musical instrument, stereo system, sound amplifier or similar device in a way that disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of residential-area inhabitants. Beyond those specific bans, § 42-214(b) prohibits producing any unreasonable noise from within any property at any hour, and § 42-214(c) ties enforcement to the numeric § 42-215 decibel table, measured under the § 42-216 protocol at least 100 feet from the property line.
Section 42-214(d) makes the property owner, tenant, lessee, manager or any other lawful possessor responsible for compliance regardless of who actually made the noise, so a landlord cannot avoid a citation by pointing to a tenant. at quiet-zone crossings equipped with automatic gates and city signage.
Violations & Fines
A quiet-hours violation is enforceable under § 1-14 of the City Code and separately falls within the jurisdiction of the Daytona Beach code enforcement board under F.S. ch. 162, which can fine the responsible property owner, tenant or occupant regardless of who personally caused the disturbance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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