Quiet hours in Forsyth County, GA — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Unincorporated Forsyth County caps residential noise at 70 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. under Code § 34-153. Between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., music or a device plainly audible 50 feet away is a violation.
Forsyth County's noise ordinance, Chapter 34, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances, governs unincorporated areas along the GA-400 corridor and around Lake Lanier. Section 34-153 sets a 70 dB(A) daytime ceiling in residential zones, measured at the property boundary, and treats music or devices plainly audible at 50 feet after 11 p.m. as prima facie evidence of a violation. The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office responds to complaints. Cumming, the county's only incorporated city, enforces its own noise ordinance. Georgia authorizes county noise rules under O.C.G.A. § 36-60-24.
Enforced by the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and Code Enforcement under § 34-152. A violation is a county-ordinance offense; fines escalate for repeat or continuing violations, and each day may count as a separate offense.
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