Quiet hours in Huntersville, NC — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Huntersville enforces nighttime quiet hours from 11 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and 11 PM to 8 AM on weekends under Town Code Chapter 92. Sound that is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet from the source is a violation, with civil penalties escalating for repeat offenses within the Lake Norman residential neighborhoods.
Town of Huntersville Code Chapter 92 (Noise) sets the general prohibition on unreasonably loud or disturbing noise that disrupts the peace of reasonable persons. Residential property quiet hours run 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 PM to 8:00 AM Friday, Saturday, and nights before holidays. Police may enforce using the plainly audible standard at 50 feet, consistent with how Mecklenburg County law enforcement applies Charlotte-Mecklenburg Class B misdemeanor noise standards. N.C.G.S. 160A-184 authorizes the local noise ordinance, and N.C.G.S. 14-288.4(a)(2) disorderly conduct charges can layer on for severe disruptions.
Civil citation typically 50 dollars for first offense, 100 dollars for second, 250 dollars for third within 12 months. Repeat or severe violations can be charged as a Class 2 misdemeanor under state disorderly conduct law.
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