Houston County, GA Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Houston County, GA, 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
- 12:00 midnight to 7:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- County Code § 30-42(c)(1)-(2)
- Covers
- radios, instruments; yelling, shouting, whistling, singing
- Where
- unincorporated Houston County only
- Street noise reach
- yelling/singing rule applies any time it disturbs neighbors
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine; third offense adds up to 60 days jail
Summary
From midnight to 7:00 a.m., Houston County bans playing a radio, phonograph, or musical instrument, and yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing on public streets, loudly enough to disturb neighbors, under Code § 30-42(c)(1)-(2). The rule covers unincorporated areas and carries the county's general Code penalty.
(1)The playing of any radio, phonograph or musical instrument in such a manner or with such a volume, particularly during the hours between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m., as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital, dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or any persons in the vicinity.(2)Yelling, shouting, whistling or singing on the public streets, particularly between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m., or at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of persons in any office, hospital, dwelling, hotel or other type of residence, or any persons in the vicinity.
Full Breakdown
County Code § 30-42(c) enumerates Houston County's specific loud-noise curfew inside its broader 'Loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise' ordinance. , as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office, hospital, dwelling, hotel, or other residence, or of anyone nearby. framing to yelling, shouting, whistling, or singing on the public streets, and extends beyond the overnight hours: it also reaches such noise 'at any time or place' it disturbs residents in the vicinity, so daytime street shouting that disrupts a household can still be cited outside the curfew window.
band is where the ordinance is toughest to defend against, not the outer limit of enforcement. The provision is one of eight enumerated acts under subsection (c), which the ordinance says 'shall not be deemed exclusive,' so a noisy gathering that doesn't fit neatly into (c)(1) or (c)(2) can still be charged under the general nuisance-noise standard in § 30-42(b). The ordinance applies only in the unincorporated county; Warner Robins and Perry enforce their own separate noise codes inside city limits.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the quiet-hours rule are punished under the Code's general penalty section, § 1-11, the same as other Chapter 30 offenses: up to $1,000 for a first or second offense, and for a third offense up to $1,000 in fines, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day of continuing disturbance treated as a new offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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