Quiet hours in Kissimmee, FL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Kissimmee Code Chapter 22, Article II (Noise Control Ordinance, adopted by Ord. No. 3070 on Feb. 21, 2023) sets nighttime quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. with a 55 dBA residential limit. The Downtown CRA has separate caps of 85 dBA daytime and 70 dBA nighttime under Table 2.
Under Sec. 22-24, Table 1, residential property has a Class A daytime limit of 60 dBA (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and a nighttime limit of 55 dBA (10 p.m.-7 a.m.), measured 50 feet from the property line of the noise source per Sec. 22-22(c). Office and commercial uses are capped at 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA nighttime; industrial at 75 dBA. Sec. 22-25(a) also makes any noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. that is plainly audible 15 feet from a residential property line an automatic violation. The Downtown Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) operates on Table 2: 85 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 70 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (a third tier of 65 dBA from midnight to 7 a.m. with no outdoor speakers was added by City Commission action on Aug. 5, 2025).
Per Sec. 1-22(b)(8), noise citations are a noncriminal infraction on a sliding scale within a 12-month window: $50 first offense, $100 second, $250 third, $500 for each subsequent offense. Code Enforcement and KPD share jurisdiction under Sec. 22-26. Hearings before a city hearing officer may add up to $100 in court costs.
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