Keller, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Keller, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Nighttime Hours
- 10 PM to 7 AM
- Standard
- Plainly audible across property line
- State Backstop
- TX Penal 42.01 at 85 dB
- Report To
- Keller Police 817-743-4500
- Max Fine
- 500 dollars
Summary
Keller enforces nighttime quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM under Chapter 54 of the Keller Code of Ordinances, backed by TX Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct at 85 dB.
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;(3) creates, by chemical means, a noxious and unreasonable odor in a public place;(4) abuses or threatens a person in a public place in an obviously offensive manner;(5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he h
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Full Breakdown
01 disorderly conduct framework. Nighttime quiet hours generally run from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, during which any sound plainly audible across a property line into a neighboring residence is treated as a violation. Daytime hours allow ordinary residential activity subject to the reasonable person disturbance test. The ordinance covers loud parties, car stereos, power tools outside of permitted hours, and outdoor HVAC or pool pumps that exceed the general plainly audible standard. Keller Police (non-emergency 817-743-4500) respond to complaints first with a warning, then with a Class C misdemeanor citation up to 500 dollars.
01 adds an 85 dB statewide threshold for disorderly conduct noise and requires a peace officer to deliver a prior warning before a citation can issue. Many Keller neighborhoods (Hidden Lakes, Marshall Ridge, Estates of Oakmont) also layer HOA covenants that set tighter indoor and outdoor sound limits than the city ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Warnings issued on first contact; repeat violations draw Class C misdemeanor citations up to 500 dollars, and TX Penal 42.01 disorderly conduct can add separate state-level fines.
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