Hendersonville, TN Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Hendersonville, TN, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Covers
- Radios, stereos, loudspeakers
- Standard
- Annoys nearby residents
- Enforced by
- Hendersonville Police Department
Summary
Hendersonville's anti-noise ordinance bars loud radios, stereos, and sound devices that disturb neighbors, flagging 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as the hours it enforces most strictly citywide.
The playing of any radio, phonograph, or any musical instrument or sound device, including but not limited to loudspeakers or other devices for reproduction or amplification of sound...in such a manner or with such volume, particularly during the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any dwelling, hotel, or other type of residence, or of any person in the vicinity.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 11-402(1)(b) prohibits playing a radio, phonograph, musical instrument, loudspeaker, or other sound-reproduction device at a volume that annoys or disturbs the quiet, comfort, or repose of people in nearby dwellings, hotels, offices, or hospitals, and it singles out 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as the period this applies most strictly. The same chapter's yelling-and-shouting clause, § 11-402(1)(c), carries an identical overnight window. Hendersonville Police enforce the ordinance on a complaint basis, judging violations by whether the noise would annoy a reasonable nearby resident rather than by a decibel meter.
Violations & Fines
Violating the anti-noise ordinance is a municipal offense; Hendersonville Municipal Court sets the fine, and repeat late-night complaints can bring escalating citations from the Police Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hendersonville have set quiet hours?
Is there a decibel limit for quiet hours?
Sources & Official References
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