Deerfield Beach, FL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Deerfield 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 window
- 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Covers
- Vacuum/air-blow, landscaping, model vehicles, skateboard ramps
- Nightly decibel drop
- 5 dBA lower in every zone
- Generator testing hours
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon-Sat only
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 60 days jail
Summary
Deerfield Beach repeats a 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. curfew across the noise chapter's specific prohibitions, barring air-blow and vacuum equipment, landscape work, powered model vehicles, and skateboard-ramp noise that crosses a property line during those hours, alongside a nightly 5-decibel drop in every zone's Table 1 sound limit.
(10)Air blow or vacuum cleaners. Operating any air-blow or vacuum cleaning equipment or similar devices for the cleaning of parking lots, walkways, driveways, or similar areas between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. that would result in noise across a real property boundary.
Full Breakdown
Deerfield Beach does not write one single nighttime curfew section; instead, Sec. 34-35 repeats the same 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window across a string of specific activities. Sec. 34-35(10) bars operating air-blow or vacuum cleaning equipment on parking lots, walkways, or driveways during those hours in a way that crosses a real property boundary. The same window applies to landscape maintenance under Sec. 34-35(12) (golf courses maintaining greens and fairways are exempt), to skateboard or rollerblading ramp noise under Sec. 34-35(9), to powered model vehicles under Sec. 34-35(13), and to radios, loudspeakers, and similar sound equipment under Sec. 34-35(1). Motor vehicle and motorboat repair work that crosses a property line in a residential area is barred during the identical hours under Sec. 34-35(4).
The city's numeric noise table reinforces the same curfew: Sec. 34-36's Table 1 drops the maximum permissible sound level in every zoning designation by 5 dBA the moment 9:00 p.m. arrives, from 60 to 55 dBA in residential zones and from 65 to 60 dBA in commercial zones, before returning to the daytime ceiling at 7:00 a.m. Emergency backup generators get their own tighter nighttime rule: routine testing is allowed only between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with no testing at all on Sundays or federal holidays, under Sec. 34-37(11)(a).
Violations & Fines
Any activity crossing a property line during the 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window under Sec. 34-35's specific prohibitions is a noise-chapter violation, carrying the Code's general penalty in Sec. 1-15(d): up to a $500.00 fine, up to 60 days in jail, or both. A code enforcement officer or Broward Sheriff's Office deputy can cite each night the noise recurs as a separate offense under Sec. 1-15(e).
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