Quiet hours in York County, SC — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Yelling, shouting, and singing on public streets are barred 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and residential noise can't exceed 60 decibels at the lot line, under York County Code §56.016.
York County zones and polices its unincorporated areas under South Carolina's home-rule grant (S.C. Code §4-9-25). Its noise ordinance makes it unlawful to make any unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise that annoys or disturbs the comfort and repose of others. Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing on public streets is specifically barred between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and noise near a residence may not exceed 60 decibels at the lot line. Sheriff's deputies enforce it, with the state disorderly-conduct statute (§16-17-530) as a parallel backstop. Rock Hill, Fort Mill, and Tega Cay run their own noise codes inside city limits.
A noise-ordinance violation is a magistrate-court misdemeanor carrying a fine up to $500 or 30 days in jail. Deputies document and cite repeat offenders.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
York County, SC
York County requires garage and yard sales to maintain property appearance. Items must be displayed neatly and removed promptly after the sale ends.
York County, SC
No South Carolina statute and no York County ordinance regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on private property. A homeowner decorates with...
York County, SC
York County's zoning code regulates garage-sale signs on private property by size and placement, and no county permit covers a sign in the state right-of-way...
York County, SC
South Carolina gives political signs no protection on private property — repeated bills failed — so York County's zoning code and each city regulate them con...
York County, SC
Unincorporated York County requires no rental registration, but its cities do. Rock Hill mandates that every single-family and multi-family rental register w...
York County, SC
South Carolina has no just-cause eviction rule, and York County cannot add one. Under S.C. Code §27-40-710 a landlord ends a tenancy for unpaid rent with a f...
See how York County's quiet hours rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.