Leander, TX Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Leander, TX, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Weeknight curfew
- 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday
- Weekend curfew
- 11:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m. Friday-Saturday
- Residential decibel cap
- 65 dBA day / 55 dBA night
- Construction curfew
- 9:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. presumptively unlawful
- Complaint venue
- Leander municipal court, affidavit required
Summary
Leander sets a nightly noise curfew running 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends, when any radio, speaker, drum or amplified sound loud enough to disturb neighbors is automatically a "noise disturbance per se," plus numeric decibel caps by zoning district around the clock.
Sec. 8.04.002. - Purpose. ... (c)Radios, television sets, musical instruments, amplifiers and similar devices.(1)The using, operating or permitting to be played, used or operated any sound production or reproduction device, radio, receiving set, musical instrument, drums, phonograph, television set, loudspeakers and sound amplifiers or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance. Any such activity shall create a noise disturbance per se if conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday.
Full Breakdown
04 of the Leander Code of Ordinances, rewritten by Ord. No. ) and applies a maximum sound-level table in Sec. 002(a): residential zones cap at 65 dBA by day and 55 dBA at night, commercial/mixed-use zones at 70 dBA day and 60 dBA night, and industrial zones at 75 dBA day and 65 dBA night, each also bounded to 10 dBA above background by day or 5 dBA above background at night, whichever is lower. Layered on top of the decibel table is a device-specific curfew in Sec.
m. m. Friday and Saturday, regardless of measured decibel level. under subsection (c)(2), with a narrow carve-out for infrequent, short religious-organization music that doesn't disturb nearby residents. is presumptively unlawful under subsection (g)(1), though the city engineer can grant administrative exemptions for emergency work or specific concrete pours, and the city council can approve limited late-night concrete placements near residences under strict conditions including 48-hour door-hanger notice. Vehicle horns, unmuffled engine exhaust and compressed-air equipment noise are separately restricted under subsection (d) at all hours. 04, and residents file complaints with the municipal court using an affidavit format the municipal judge specifies.
Violations & Fines
Violating the quiet-hours or decibel limits under Sec. 8.04.002 is fined under the Code's general penalty provision, Sec. 1.01.009, up to $500 for a standard violation, though the section governing this chapter allows up to $2,000 where a violation affects public health and sanitation. Each day, and in practice each incident, that a device is operated during curfew can support a separate citation, and the responsible party can be the homeowner, the equipment operator, or the highest-ranking supervisor on a commercial or industrial site.
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