Quiet hours in Fayetteville, AR — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Fayetteville caps residential noise at 60 dB(A) daytime and 55 dB(A) from 11 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 96. Amplified sound plainly audible 150 feet away between 1 AM and 8 AM is automatically a violation.
Chapter 96 (Noise Control) limits residential sound to 60 dB(A) from 7 AM to 11 PM and 55 dB(A) from 11 PM to 7 AM, measured at the property line with a Type II meter (Sec. 96.04, Table 1). Commercial zones allow 75/70 dB(A). Separately, Sec. 96.02(C) makes any amplified music, TV, or instrument plainly audible 150 feet from its source between 1 AM and 8 AM an automatic noise disturbance. Between 10 PM and 1 AM, a decibel complaint must come from an affected property owner or leaseholder. Report violations to Fayetteville Police non-emergency at 479-587-3555.
Fine up to $500 per offense, doubled for each repeat violation. Continuing violations carry up to $250 for each day the noise persists (Sec. 96.99).
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